Center Of ConcernEnclosed Raised Community Garden

March 2010

• To Scoutmaster Dave Gladd of Troop

4009, who, without him, this project

would not have been made available

to me.

9/10/20112

VOLUNTEER JOEL

I’M MEASURING OUT THE

BED.

9/10/20113

9/10/20114

Double checking my

measurements

Yeah! One side down!

JOEL CHECKING HIS NUMBERS AND MARKING WITH A STAKE

9/10/20115

FINISHED MEASURING BED NUMBER TWO AND STAKING

IT

9/10/20116

ME & JOEL STAKING THE FIRST BED.

9/10/20117

JOEL GETTING LUMBER WHILE I CHECK MY

MEASUREMENTS

9/10/20118

STAKING DOWN THE FRAMEWORK FOR BED NUMBER ONE

9/10/20119

ME & JOEL ARE DOUBLE CHECKING THE STAKES AND DISCUSSING THE PROJECT.

9/10/201110

PICTURE TIME!

STAKING THE CORNER

OF BED NUMBER TWO

9/10/201111

WE’RE FINISHING UP THE FRAMEWORK AND

CHECKING ENDS TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE PLUMB!

9/10/201112

ADDITIONAL STAKING OF THE FRAME; FRAMING FOR BED NUMBER TWO IS COMPLETE!

9/10/201113

DESPITE THE RAIN, WE ARE FINISHED!!

9/10/201114

Time to put away the

tools!

WAITING FOR THE CEMENT MIXER; TODAY IS A GREAT DAY FOR POURING CEMENT!

9/10/201115

LOCAL VOLUNTEER ATTACHING CEMENT CHUTE

CHECKING THE

CONSISTENCY

9/10/201116

NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH THE TASK OF SMOOTHING OUT THE CEMENT

9/10/201117

FINISHING UP BED NUMBER ONE.

A SECOND TRUCK ARRIVES WITH CEMENT FOR BED

NUMBER TWO.

9/10/201118

HERE I AM WITH A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEERS

HELPING TO SPREAD OUT THE CEMENT FOR BED NUMBER

TWO.

9/10/201119

9/10/201120

Finishing up bed number two.

9/10/201121

Just one of the many

piles of crossties that I

had to salvage through.

Goes without saying that

these things are heavy

no matter whether new or

used!

AFTER SIFTING THROUGH COUNTLESS TIES, I FINALLY MANAGED

TO FIND ENOUGH TO COMPLETE BOTH BEDS. I WILL HAVE TO

SAW THE EXCESS OFF THE ENDS BUT THAT’S NOT A BIG DEAL!

9/10/201122

VOLUNTEERS PENNY AND MOM (THE DRIVER) WITH ME.

9/10/201123

9/10/201124

Beds completed

The Fence Place in

Anniston, AL for the

donation of the fencing supplies!

9/10/201125

LIBERTY FENCE OF OXFORD, AL DONATED THEIR TIME TO INSTALL THE FENCE FOR THIS PROJECT!

9/10/201126

BRIAN AND JUSTIN HARD AT WORK LAYING OUT THE POSTS

9/10/201127

BRIAN SETS THE GATE POST. HERE I AM WITH BRIAN AND

JUSTIN DISCUSSING THE PROCEDURES FOR SETTING OF THE

POSTS.

9/10/201128

I’M LEARNING ABOUT PROPER WATER TO CEMENT

RATIO.

BRIAN AND JUSTIN

INSTALL THE GATE.

9/10/201129

ALL THE POSTS AND THE

GATE ARE NOW INSTALLED

AND CEMENT IS CURING.

9/10/201130

UH OH! THE SOIL WAS DUMPED ON THE FENCE LINE AND THE FENCE GUYS ARE DUE IN A FEW

MINUTES TO PUT UP THE LINKAGE.

9/10/201131

VOLUNTEERS BEN DOUGLAS AND TOMMY CARROLL MAKE QUICK WORK OF MOVING THE MISPLACED

SOIL.

329/10/2011

JUSTIN AND MICHAEL INSTALLING THE LINKAGE.

9/10/201133

THE SIDES ARE DONE AS IS THE GATE SIDE. THE END LEFT OPEN TO PROVIDE EASIER ACCESS IN PUTTING THE SOIL IN

THE BEDS.

9/10/201134

AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE VOLUNTEERS FROM TROOP 4010.

9/10/201135

BOBBY AND I ARE DISTRIBUTING THE SOIL IN THE

BEDS.

9/10/201136

VOLUNTEERS BRENT, BOBBY AND PENNY ARE HARD AT WORK FILLING UP THE WHEELBARROWS TO MOVE THE SOIL.

9/10/201137

I GOT THE JOB OF EMPTYING THE

WHEELBARROW!

VOLUNTEERS STILL

SHOVELING!

9/10/201138

ANOTHER LOAD OF SOIL

I’M SMOOTHING OUT

THE SOIL BETWEEN

LOADS.

9/10/201139

VOLUNTEERS GARRISON, BOBBY, PENNY AND ALEX STILL

MOVING SOIL!

EAGLE SCOUT & VOLUNTEER BRENT DISTRIBUTING THE SOIL IN BED NUMBER TWO.

9/10/201140

I’M STILL BUSY SMOOTHING OUT THE SOIL IN BED NUMBER ONE.

9/10/201141

BRENT & I ARE SMOOTHING OUT THE SOIL IN BED NUMBER TWO.

BOBBY & ALEX WORKING ON THE

PILE OF SOIL.

9/10/201142

FINISHED! BOTH BEDS NOW FILLED AND THE CROSSTIE ENDS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO PLACE. NOW COMES THE REBAR REINFORCEMENTS.

THE PILE OF SOIL IS SMALLER NOW. PLENTY OF GOOD SOIL REMAINS – PERFECT TO ADD SOME FLOWERS AROUND THE OUTSIDE.

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TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED ME GET THE SOIL

MOVED INTO THE BEDS! WE DID IT IN TWO HOURS!

Brent

Garrison

Alex

Bobby

Penny

Ralph

Bambi

Mark (Not Pictured)

Oh – and Me!

9/10/201144

9/10/201145

I’M POUNDING IN THE LAST OF THE REBAR - FOR

ADDITIONAL WALL SUPPORT.

9/10/201146

THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE.

9/10/201147

PLANTS HAVE NOW

BEEN PUT IN.

SOON FRESH PRODUCE

WILL BE AVAILABLE.

9/10/201148

AUGUST 13,

2010

9/10/201149

Webb ConcreteBeautification Board

of Calhoun County The Fence Place Liberty FenceColdwater

Landscaping Supplies J. Smith

CJ’s ChuckwagonGinrose & FriendsDowning General

StoreNor-Folk Southern

Railways FabArc, Inc.Williams Scrap Yard

9/10/201150

Without these people and their donations, this project could not happen