You know those people who take pictures of themselves very overweight and in their underwear in order to document their transformation and miraculous weight loss? I would NEVER be one of those people. I'm horrified to be posting these "before" pictures of the garden area in my backyard. However, I am committed to documenting this journey with my friends and neighbors as we begin building a community garden. We had our first meeting last week with the Director of Pikes Peak Urban Gardens. We were approved as a group and we were wowed by the work PPUG is doing throughout the area. This picture serves as evidence that I have no gardening experience or knowledge. 
I'm looking forward to getting down and dirty with my friends and neighbors. I fully believe this will be a huge success and that a year from now we will be munching on the bounty from the beautiful garden where my weed bed once thrived. I know I cannot do this alone. After all, it takes a village to raise a garden. So stay tuned, after the weed pulling comes the manure. Interesting times, I know.
