Christopher helped to thin the plants today. Thinning helps crowded plants to have more room for their roots to grow strong and helps plants to grow larger. This can be a hard task for gardeners with a soft spot and who don't want to feel like they are killing any plants. Remembering that without thinning none of the plants will be able to become healthy is one way to over come this fear. Sometimes it also helps if you can eat the plants that you are thinning.
When I took the photo above, Joseph (pictured on the left) told me it was a photo of him working in the garden: "working on enjoying my coffee." One of the most underated garden tasks that we hope to encourage is taking the time to relax and enjoying the garden. In addition to growing food that can be consumed, we want our garden to feel like a backyard for San Franciscans who don't have a backyard of their own to enjoy. In addition to having the garden open for individuals, we also hope that groups and members of the community will utilize the space for meetings and other activities so there are as many opportunities for people to enjoy the garden as possible.
One of the most labor intensive tasks of the day, was clearing asphalt to create a new section for planting in the garden.
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