Fall 2023 - Week Five

October 13, 2023  •  Vol. 5

Greetings Honeysuckle Families,

I hope everyone has been enjoying the crisp fall weather! This week we continued the very important work of caring for our adopted trees.

On Tuesday, we focused on a Callery Pear tree and an Elm tree on Third Street. We started off by working a compost-y soil mixture into the dirt around the trees along with compost tea which of course led to mud pancakes. Once our soil was in better shape we sprinkled mulch on top. Some long-time residents of the East Village who had been involved with creating the community gardens in the neighborhood stopped to thank us for our hard work. We saw many, many smiles as we worked from passersby this week.

On Wednesday, we took care of a Japanese Elm and an Oak tree on Third Street.  As we worked the soil into the ground, the children made up their own little song to sing! I was so proud of how hard they worked and how well everyone put their gloves on. We wrapped up by building fairy gardens and making potions.