By Kristina Welch | Project Leader
Happy Harvest,
This year, Jovial Gardens launched a new neighborhood team in Arvada and has helped 6 schools launch seed-to-table programs or garden clubs. On our journey, we have been honored to meet Jane and John (names changeds for privacy). John worked with agricultural giant Conagra and his dad brought him up farming. John loves the outdoors, but mostly he loves gardening.
John kept up a beautiful garden for Jane, he taught his kids to grow their food and how to make a salad out of their backyard. Jane told us how they had the prittiest yard around and how talented her husband was, but then age caught up with him and gardening was out of the question. John is 86 years old and Jane isn't far behind. Then John got teary eyed and Jane took my hand, they said thank you so many times.
It had been 10 long years since there had been a garden in their yard, Jane told me how happy John is everytime he walks outside and sees the little seedlings. They love watering the garden together and seein the neighborhood kids come over and dig and eat from their soil.
"This has just been a wonderful opportunity" Jane squealed. John is teaching gardening to the youth, Jane helps water, and the younger folk help care for the garden. The Jovial team couldn't be happier to have brought gardening back to Jane and John's life with our programming.
We couldn't have made John's dream come true without your support and donations. Thank you sincerely, and we hope you will continue to support Jovial as she continues to expand and build community.
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