The public can sign up for a planter (different sizes are available depending on your household size) and provide their own labor (watering, weeding, harvesting) to ensure a bumper crop this season. I had mentioned to my boss and as we researched them it was decided because of their style and size, they would work perfectly for this gardening project with our Cooperative Extension grant. “The Life Center happened to be his first large order. He just got the go-ahead to begin selling these unique space-saving planters,” Lamb explained.
“My brother has a business located in Idaho called Harveks. She is available to community members who are interested in starting a few plants in the raised beds on the south side of the center. All ages are welcome, although young children will need an adult or guardian accompanying them if they participate.Īnita Lamb, who heads up the homemaking service at the Life Center and is a lifelong gardener and self-proclaimed “outdoors gal,” has taken the lead in the community garden. The goal is to promote the community garden as an avenue for people to grow healthy vegetables to take home and cook for their families. Pennington Life Center created a community garden this winter and is inviting those who want to step outside and grow their own food for healthy cooking to sign up for a planter spot. Using a grant provided by the University of Nevada, Reno’s Cooperative Extension, the William N.
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