The Salt Lake Tribune
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Help build the People's Portable Garden

Wasatch Community Gardens needs volunteers on Saturday, May 16, to help build its new "People's Portable Garden" at 900 S. 200 West, property owned by the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency.

From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. volunteers will help build raised garden beds, fill them with soil and prepare the garden for planting at the site. Bring a hat, sunscreen, water and work gloves. Lunch will be provided.

All across the nation temporary gardens are being built as a new way to grow food and build community in unused urban areas. The beds are designed so that they can be relocated once the land becomes ready for development. A "first planting" ceremony will be held at noon to celebrate the unique project.

To volunteer, call 801-359-2658 (extension 11) or email at community@wasatchgardens.org

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   Kathy Stephenson has been the food writer at The Tribune since 2000. Prior to that she covered education and was a general assignment reporter for Utah's largest daily newspaper. A Utah native, Stephenson's first job was picking zucchini on her grandparent's Kaysville farm. Every Christmas, Stephenson's neighbors and colleagues look forward to getting a plate of her baklava. Last year, she gave away nearly 300 pieces.