New photos by Charlie Crabtree

Thanks Charlie for taking care to give some photos. You're making the garden look great. The first two photos are of the garden behind Rose Theater and the second two are from the garden in front of Jones.

Tomatoes by boys and girls Hope Memphis

We have been hanging out this summer with some kids from Hope Memphis. They have been coming out to the garden to help us and discover what urban gardening is like. These boys and girls are kind and very hilarious. They are chosen students from Memphis City Schools who spend four hours every day at the university to experience campus and academic life. We get to spend an hour with them discussing gardening (we teach what much we're learning along the way). Come at eleven, everyone, and hang out with us and the kids of Hope Memphis.

On a ripening note, the tomatoes are "there" you just have to look for them. We want to keep as many green ones on the vine so that we can get 'em red. They are hard to find but if you push a leaf around you'll get them. "I" am making a salsa tonight with all the goodness from the garden. "I'll" put the recipe up.

We're are so serious when we say:
"Go to the garden! Pick some things! Make something! Love the goodness clean out of it! And then post it on here as a recipe!"
The best recipe wins our affection.

Happy Fourth of July (a couple days late)
Happy Late Summer

Happy Gardening!