Our summer working in gardens By: Youth Garden Corps

Andrew Campbell Andrew Campbell This garden is located at 3834 W. Fillmore This garden is located at 3834 W. Fillmore We gather bricks so we could complete the pathway We gather bricks so we could complete the pathway After a hard day of work we finish the brick pathway After a hard day of work we finish the brick pathway

Andrew Campbell Andrew Campbell This is the African garden This is the African garden We picked many weeds We picked many weeds Also we harvested many difference vegetables Also we harvested many difference vegetables

Andrew Campbell Andrew Campbell We are at the bee farm on 3700 W. Fillmore We are at the bee farm on 3700 W. Fillmore These are pictures of me working These are pictures of me working I am picking vegetables I am picking vegetables

Dewayne Smith Dewayne Smith These our pictures of the early stages of the pathway we build. These our pictures of the early stages of the pathway we build. I was smoothing out the sand on the bricks. I was smoothing out the sand on the bricks.

Dewayne Smith Dewayne Smith These are pictures of us trying to figure out how the bricks should be laid out and making them even These are pictures of us trying to figure out how the bricks should be laid out and making them even

Dewayne Smith Dewayne Smith Ms. Johnson, Andrew and Tracey working on laying the bricks down so we can spread the sand Ms. Johnson, Andrew and Tracey working on laying the bricks down so we can spread the sand This picture is the entire group at the Arboretum This picture is the entire group at the Arboretum

Dewayne Smith Dewayne Smith Me digging up plants Me digging up plants Also me again smoothing out the sand Also me again smoothing out the sand

Floyd Vaughn Floyd Vaughn These are pictures of me beautifying the gardens These are pictures of me beautifying the gardens By picking weeds and planting By picking weeds and planting

Floyd Vaughn This is me raking up excess garbage and kind of tired This is me raking up excess garbage and kind of tired Also me picking okra Also me picking okra

Floyd Vaughn A old saying a pear a day keep the doctor away A old saying a pear a day keep the doctor away Me showing one of the other workers the ropes and how to get strong with it Me showing one of the other workers the ropes and how to get strong with it

Floyd Vaughn Me boarding the bus to attend an educational field trip Me boarding the bus to attend an educational field trip To me this is the tree of life at 3834 W. Fillmore To me this is the tree of life at 3834 W. Fillmore

Marketta Hudson This picture is the first day to a wonderful summer This picture is the first day to a wonderful summer This picture is at a trip to a butterfly garden This picture is at a trip to a butterfly garden

Marketta Hudson This is a beautiful garden that took a lot of weeding This is a beautiful garden that took a lot of weeding I picked a cucumber I picked a cucumber

Marketta Hudson This is a freshly grown beet This is a freshly grown beet Me harvesting a watermelon and a big smile Me harvesting a watermelon and a big smile

Markus Allen

My first picture is me picking peas My first picture is me picking peas The one to the right of it was me work hard picking weeds out of a pretty flower bed The one to the right of it was me work hard picking weeds out of a pretty flower bed The pictures on the bottom is the Door kids helping out at 3834 W. Fillmore finishing the pathway they are some very knowledgeable about what they was doing The pictures on the bottom is the Door kids helping out at 3834 W. Fillmore finishing the pathway they are some very knowledgeable about what they was doing

Quinton Vaughn

My top pictures was when we were at the conservatory for training My top pictures was when we were at the conservatory for training We were learning a lot about the type of plants We were learning a lot about the type of plants A good day at the arboretum A good day at the arboretum Also a very hot day at the African garden Also a very hot day at the African garden

Tracey Drisdell Whats happening on this picture is Floyd, Quinton, Mr. Mitchell, and I holding some beets to see who had the largest Whats happening on this picture is Floyd, Quinton, Mr. Mitchell, and I holding some beets to see who had the largest On this picture is just our crew taking a picture on our field trip that me in the middle with the white t- shirt on On this picture is just our crew taking a picture on our field trip that me in the middle with the white t- shirt on

Tracey Drisdell Whats going on in this picture is Quinton and I getting to work on the pathway Whats going on in this picture is Quinton and I getting to work on the pathway What I was doing on this picture was picking Swiss chard. I also was seeing what the young lady was doing What I was doing on this picture was picking Swiss chard. I also was seeing what the young lady was doing

Gardening Experience Throughout the summer weve worked on many gardens in the North Lawndale community. Nothing compared to the 15 th and Lawndale garden. When we arrived it was just an empty lot with woodchips and mulch and to the untrained eye, it was basically a waste of space. We started to spread the mulch to make beds, then we began to plant flowers and in the end the hidden beauty was now front and center to everyone to see. It was as if it was a personal gift and we could honestly look back and say that we helped make a garden. Not only did we help build a community garden I think we helped build community hope. The hope that the next time they see an empty lot instead of using it to park their cars or build a home, they could turn it into a beautiful open garden space. Throughout the summer weve worked on many gardens in the North Lawndale community. Nothing compared to the 15 th and Lawndale garden. When we arrived it was just an empty lot with woodchips and mulch and to the untrained eye, it was basically a waste of space. We started to spread the mulch to make beds, then we began to plant flowers and in the end the hidden beauty was now front and center to everyone to see. It was as if it was a personal gift and we could honestly look back and say that we helped make a garden. Not only did we help build a community garden I think we helped build community hope. The hope that the next time they see an empty lot instead of using it to park their cars or build a home, they could turn it into a beautiful open garden space.

15 th and Lawndale

Nature museum

Nature Museum Trips

Botanic Garden

Nature Museum

Group pictures

Just working