Our 2nd session is off to an ENCHANTING start! Day 1 - WATER

Today the campers learned about the water cycle and different ways to take care of this precious resource! Did you know that it takes 9.3 gallons to process one can of fruit? One way to save water is to grow your own food. On our walk today, we traveled 9 blocks and saw 29 houses growing food and 4 raising chickens!

We had an enchanting tour in Grandma Mary Lou's garden! She had a section she called her fragrance garden on the left, with neighbor Nate's garden in the back, and right in the center of her garden, which is where she starts her plantings, is her AMAZING "chocolate garden" loaded with many varieties of flowers in different shades of brown and other colors, surrounded by a canopy of chocolate sunflowers. This photo captures its magic. From this center, the garden trails around in concentric circles with flowers and vegetables growing side by side. She shared with everyone what she does to conserve water when watering her garden. The girls went home with bouquets of flowers and interesting vegetables like lemon cucumbers and round carrots! You must take a pick from the sidewalk on Henry between Jefferson and W. North. Thank you Grandma Mary Lou for a magical day!

You must see a close up view of a chocolate sunflower...and they really do smell like chocolate while showing off their pretty chocolate color!

Nextdoor neighbor Nate grows his prize winning pumpkins in Grandma Mary Lou's garden, and boy they were HUGE! Everyone was very careful to not step on the vines. All of the greenery you see feeds those 2 pumpkins alone. WOW!

Zoe, in green t-shirt, shared with everyone what she was growing in her garden. Zoe was a camper in the last session and was honored to have us pay her and her garden a special visit today! Thank you Zoe!

We enjoyed playing at Elizabeth Park after lunch...our inaugural park visit for the week!