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It's mid-May which means it's carrot thinning season! Participants at Bybee have learned this week that even toothpick-sized carrots freshly picked are some of the best tasting ones out there!

We have an open garden event coming up this Sunday from 9-12 if you would like to check out the garden and learn about opportunities to support/get involved. Check out our website for more info.

Every garden needs a Monster Pond!

Last fall, a mother (Sarah) and her son (Robin) living at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center became frequent visitors of the victory garden. Sarah frequently worked with our garden manager, Jacob, on weekly garden tasks - weeding, planting, harvesting, etc while middle schooler Robin played on his tablet or painted. One day, he began digging a large hole in one of the beds that would be planted in a couple of weeks and Jacob soon found out that he was trying to build a pond for his ocean animal figurines. After talking with Sarah about needing that space soon for plants, Jacob and Sarah found a space in another part of the garden where a pond could live forever. While Robin was in school, Jacob and Sarah dug out the pond together, added a tarp, and filled it with water for Robin.

Jacob asked if making a sign that said "Robin's Pond" would be good. Sarah responded that calling it "Monster Pond" would probably be more appropriate - thus the Monster Pond was born!

Since its creation (Robin loved it), that space became his happy place where he spent most of his time while Sarah and Jacob worked together in other spaces in the garden.

The Monster Pond became not only a place where the COOLEST battery-powered shark and octopus could swim together freely, but became an example of how there is always space for imagination and creativity in the garden.

*Names changed to maintain privacy of the Bybee Lakes residents