Before:
It is the second time for me to go to SAGE garden. The first experience was wonderful. It is a community garden that supplies 3-4 tons of vegetables or fruits every year to some families or organizations. And also, lots of people get benefits from SAGE garden.
SAGE garden provides many events for different groups of people. For example, there are summer camps for children, and lessons about growing plants for families. Last time, I met a nice woman who was Carrie. She bought us to cut weeds that hurt the growing of plants. The bad plants will grab nutrition that we provide for plants so that plants can not grow well.
This time I think I will enjoy this experience. I hope I can do better than last time, and help other classmates to do their work. After all, it is my second time. Maybe I will explain something for them.
After:
It was a beautiful weather. Even though I went to SAGE garden for the second time, it was a totally different experience. The first time I went there, I just cut some weeds that are not good for plants’ growing. At this time, I did the seed-tape first. This work needs patience. The seed tapes can help seeds grow easily, and also help seeds germinate.
In addition, I put seeds into soil. During this activity, I saw many slugs, which I had not seen in my first time because the season it is different. At the beginning, I was afraid of them. But It was lucky for me those slugs seemed not to move. Moreover, I weeded again, however, this time I was not doing well, due to my backache. Every time I used my power I felt uncomfortable with my back. I still tried my best to do these tasks. I hope I can help others.
As I mentioned above, the seed tape was the most interesting part of this volunteering experience. We put seeds embedded in paper. The seeds were already placed thinly along the tape. This means less time “tinning out” your rows and less seed wastage. Once the ground is prepared, the tapes are simply unraveled, cut to the desired length, laid on the soil, and covered over. Seed tapes are an efficient work saver in SAGE garden.
SAGE garden has a significant meaning for community. It can provide food for some place that need food and give people a chance to learn how to plant.