Residents can help community garden

To The Eagle:

As was reported in last week’s Eagle, the community garden contributed 1540 pounds of fresh seasonal produce to the food banks. We estimated that in the six plus months growing season, about 720 distributions were made to families who needed food, particularly garden fresh vegetables. This represents about 25 percent of the population of the county.

Gardens always have ongoing expenses like soil and amendments, seed and integrated pest control. In 2016 we have several projects we would like to develop, including a spiral herb garden, a bumble bee habitat and some vertical gardening.

To read about our community garden and to donate go to http://www.seedmoney.org/en/projects/25849-Community Garden-Cathlamet-Washington.

We appreciate the support of the people of Wahkiakum County and all donations are gratefully accepted. Any donation made to us through Seedmoney is ours to keep. The program ends December 15.

Don’t forget our fund raiser plant sale next May.

Winnie Lowsma

Puget Island