Breaking Ground

It took months of planning to get our new gardening project up and running. But last week, a handful of orphans gathered to break ground and create seedbeds for carrots, potatoes and other vegetables. Our hope is that what’s grown in these plots can be used to feed these kids, who rarely have enough to eat. And that by learning how to cultivate their own land, they’ll be walking away not only with full bellies, but a marketable skill for the future.

There’s some obvious challenges—one being water (this is, after all, the desert). The other being soil (which for the record, is mostly rocks and sand). But we’ve enlisted the help of some local growers who are experts in area agriculture.

From the looks of things, I’d say we’re headed in the right direction.


Preparing the Beds


Still Preparing...


Teamwork


Taking a Break