Day 3 Pumpkin Patch Project

On Saturday June 22, the volunteers from Junior League of Las Vegas, Project Dinner Table and Los Vaqueros, returned for one more round to finish the pathways around the planter beds. The planters were filled with topsoil from last weekend.  Now it was time to finish the pathways.

Flagstone was piled at the edge of the agricultural area.  First, volunteers had to smooth out the pathways with rakes.  Was it fog?  No, just dust from raking out the pathways.  Next, volunteers had to wheelbarrow in tons of pea gravel.  The volunteers were pros at this because of all the work they accomplished last week wheelbarrowing tons of topsoil for the planters. Finally, volunteers designed the pathways by laying out the 5 pallets of flagstone and the irrigation lines were put in.

Mr. Lopez, a fourth grade teacher from Gene Ward Elementary, worked side by side with his wife and daughter to make our pumpkin patch a success. Another father and son duo, Justin and Ed, from Los Vaqueros, worked from 5 am to 4 pm two weekends in a row.  This is what our garden is all about.  Families of all ages coming together to promote a healthy lifestyle and sustainable living.

flagstone for the pathways

Fog? Mist? Dry Ice? No, just dust from raking

irrigation

Volunteers: Los Vaqueros, Project Dinner Table, Junior League of Las Vegas

Miko is laying out a design of flagstone.

wheelbarrows waiting for pea gravel

Lily, our youngest volunteer, is entering 2nd grade

Mr. and Mrs. Lopez working together.  Mr. Lopez is a 4th grade teacher at Gene Ward.

straightening out the path for the pea gravel