A group of volunteers at the First Congregational Church on Rock Street in Fall River began work on May 21, 2011 on what will become a community garden accessible to local neighbors. Church members worked most of the day to move good top soil into eight double raised beds constructed on the west side of the church building along June Street. Once filled and planted, church and community members will tend and harvest the produce either for their own use or for donation to local food pantries and soup kitchens. . Click here for photos of the BCC garden. Click here for pictures of a garden organized by the Church of the Holy Spirit last year.. Click here for photos of a recent session on composting and vermiculture. Click here for the Fall River Community Garden Facebook page. For more information, contact Nicole Fortier, Community Gardens coordinator, at 508-679-6841.  (Photos courtesy of Nelson Rego)
 

(Top, middle and bottom row, left) Paul Anderson from First Congregational Church works with Fall River Community Gardens Coordinator Nicole Fortier to move soil into a series of raised beds that will be planted by church member and people from the community. (Top and bottom row, center) Paul gets some assistance from Rev. Weldon Palmer with moving the soil. (Top row, right) Paul Richards puts dirt into the raised bed while a community volunteer assists. (Middle row, right) Rachel Jersky works with a community member to level the soil in one of the raised beds. (Bottom row, right) A few weeks later, the plants are in and growing!