The Family Album

Darla and Steve Welch with grandchildren, Ivy and Connor Simmons and son Steve -

"My grandkids have grown up here. I grew up in a garden with my grandmother and I wanted them to have that too."

Barbara and Morrie Granger -

"We like the garden because it has produced visual and edible treats and wonderful friendships."

Peter Grohmann and Vera Wilmot -

"My office is there (across from the garden) and when it gets totally crazy, I step out and take a ten-minute break here--then I feel somewhat normal again."

Sally Coffey -

"What I hear most people say, and the number one reason I like the garden is the sense of community, the opportunity to meet your neighbors. I like our special events, the potlucks, and the music. The music is part of the art of the garden. It's fun to see people in who wouldn't ordinarily come in contact with one another meet in the garden. They ask the questions and that breaks down the barriers

Victor Reyes -

"Me gusta mucho todo el tiempo. Me gusta bastante porqué yo mirando las plantas y las cañas. Es muy bonito aquí."

Tim Crays and Jan Munoz -

Ann Christoph and Alfredo Careaga -

"Alfredo likes my stopping by on my way home from work and bringing lettuce and arugula straight from the garden. 'It couldn't be any fresher than that,' he says. I like working together with neighbors I had never met before and creating something wonderful from almost nothing."

Myron Wacholder -

"I love getting my hands in the dirt, but more than anything I love the cultivation of spirituality in this community through enjoyment in our garden park."

Adam Smith and Sydney Reed -

"We love the garden, growing our own veggies, and the special relationships that have blossomed with our fellow gardeners.”

Dan Shultis and Rose Ann Kelly Shultis -

"We love the community garden park because of the friendships we’ve developed with fellow gardeners, learning more about the food we eat and the joy of belonging to something bigger than ourselves.”