1. Brett Douglas Eagle Scout Project
Center Of Concern
Enclosed Raised Community Garden
March 2010

2. A Special Thank You
To Scoutmaster Dave Gladd of Troop 4009, who, without him, this project would not have been made available to me.
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3. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Volunteer Joel
Im measuring out the bed.
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4. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Double checking my
measurements
Yeah! One side down!
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5. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Joel checking his numbers and marking with a stake
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Finished measuring bed number two and staking it
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7. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Me & Joel stakingthe first bed.
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8. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Joel getting lumber while I check my measurements
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9. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Staking down the framework for bed number one
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10. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Me & Joel are double checkingthe stakes and discussing the project.
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11. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Picture time!
Staking the corner of bed number two
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12. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Were finishing up the framework and checking ends to make sure theyre plumb!
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13. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Additional staking of the frame; framing for bed number two is complete!
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14. Preparing Framing For Cement Pads
Despite the rain, we are finished!!
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Time to put away the tools!
15. Enter the Cement
Waiting for the cement mixer; today is a great day for pouring cement!
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16. Enter the Cement
Local volunteer attaching cement chute
Checking the consistency
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17. Enter the Cement
Neighborhood volunteers help with the task of smoothing out the cement
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18. Enter the Cement
Finishing up bed number one.
A second truck arrives with cement for bed number two.
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19. Enter the Cement
Here I am with a couple of neighborhood volunteers helping to spread out the cement for bed number two.
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20. Enter the Cement
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Finishing up bed number two.
21. In Search of Crossties
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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!
22. In Search of Crossties
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 thats not a big deal!
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23. In Search of Crossties
Volunteers Penny and Mom (the driver) with me.
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24. In Search of Crossties
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Beds completed
25. A BIG Thank You Goes To..
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26. Up Goes The Fence
Liberty Fence of Oxford, AL donated their time to install the fence for this project!
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27. Up Goes The Fence
Brian and Justin hard at work laying out the posts
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28. Up Goes The Fence
Brian sets the gate post.Here I am with Brian and Justin discussing the procedures for setting of the posts.
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29. Up Goes The Fence
Im learning about proper water to cement ratio.
Brian and Justin install the gate.
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30. Up Goes The Fence
All the posts and the gate are now installed and cement is curing.
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31. Up Goes The Fence
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.
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32. Up Goes The Fence
Volunteers Ben Douglas and Tommy Carroll make quick work of moving the misplaced soil.
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33. The Fence Goes Up
Justin and Michael installing the linkage.
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34. The Fence Goes Up
The sides are done as is the gate side.The end left open to provide easier access in putting the soil in the beds.
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35. The Soil is Moved
Awaiting the arrival of the volunteers from Troop 4010.
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36. The Soil is Moved
Bobby and I are distributing the soil in the beds.
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37. The Soil is Moved
Volunteers Brent, Bobby and Penny are hard at work filling up the wheelbarrows to move the soil.
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38. The Soil is Moved
I got the job of emptying the wheelbarrow!
Volunteers still shoveling!
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39. The Soil is Moved
Another load of soil
Im smoothing out the soil between loads.
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40. The Soil is Moved
Volunteers Garrison, Bobby, Penny and Alex still moving soil!
Eagle Scout & Volunteer Brent distributing the soil in bed number two.
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41. The Soil is Moved
Im still busy smoothing out the soil in bed number one.
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42. The Soil is Moved
Brent & I are smoothing out the soil in bed number two.
Bobby & Alex working on the pile of soil.
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43. The Soil is Moved
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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44. Thanks
To all the volunteers who helped me get the soil moved into the beds!We did it in two hours!

Brent

45. Garrison 46. Alex 47. Bobby 48. Penny 49. Ralph 50. Bambi 51. Mark (Not Pictured) 52. Oh and Me!8/13/2010
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53. Thanks All For Your Help!
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54. The Finishing Touches
Im pounding in the last of the rebar - for additional wall support.
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55. The Finishing Touches
This project is complete.
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56. The Finishing Touches
Plants have now been put in.
Soon fresh produce will be available.
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57. The Garden In Bloom
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58. A BIG Thank You Goes To..
Webb Concrete
Beautification Board of Calhoun County
The Fence Place
Liberty Fence
Coldwater Landscaping Supplies
J. Smith
CJs Chuckwagon
Ginrose & Friends
Downing General Store
Nor-Folk Southern Railways
FabArc, Inc.
Williams Scrap Yard
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Without these people and their donations, this project could not happen