Sprouts’ Giving Garden Gets Going

Thanks to the generosity of one of our neighbors donating his back yard, the Ballard Sprouts program and volunteers will help grow a Giving Garden where we grow vegetables to donate to the Ballard Food Bank. This fall we’ll be growing peas, garlic, lettuces, purple sprouting broccoli and arugula.

Our great group of volunteers has cleared 4 beds and 7 containers to house the veggie plants. Thank you to Ken, Sue, Tiffy, Alex, Judy, Julie and Jenny for the hard work to weed and turn the soil!

Thanks in advance to Ken, Sue, Jenny, Christine, Gail, Nakeshia and Jeanne, who will help get the seedlings in the ground and spread wood chips on the paths this coming weekend.

While this garden is growing, we will begin assembling a new greenhouse where our spring sprouts will live. All of our sprouts starts go to giving gardeners or directly to the Food Bank.

All of this is made possible by a grant from Ballard Elks and an anonymous donation from a generous neighbor. If you are interested in being a giving gardener, either in your own yard or in our giving garden, please contact Jenny.