Vice Mayor Val Lerch, Long Beach Organic and the Grant Association will host a work party and barbeque on Saturday.
The day stretches from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at 2813 South Street (east of Paramount). Volunteers and future gardeners and Cal State Long Beach students will remove trash and stones while also digging trenches for irrigation pipes.
At noon workers enjoy a buffet lunch as organizers sign-up gardeners for the spring and summer season.
The garden will host over 40 plots, giving as many families an opportunity to grow healthy organic produce in an urban environment. The garden will eventually feature a small orchard, a grape arbor, a pond and butterfly habitat, and a demonstration garden to grow food for charity.
Local businessman Francisco de Los Santos is donating the use of his property for the garden; and Timothy Collier, the Green Plumber, is contributing to the irrigation system.
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