Ground has been broken and come spring, the Lapham School ChildrenÕs/Community Garden will be ready for its first season of crops. On October 5 a groundbreaking ceremony officially launching the garden venture was attended by Lapham parents and teachers, members of the University of Wisconsin womenÕs basketball team, and many excited children. After brief speeches by school and university officials and hearty singing by Lapham first graders, sod was turned and examined by small hands for worms and other creatures.

In the days following the groundbreaking, sod was completely removed from the garden site and relocated to the east end for composting. The soil was tilled and sown with a rye grass cover crop.

While the garden rests until spring, the garden committee members will be actively preparing for its revival. Under the direction of University of Wisconsin representatives in biology and education, a group of teachers is developing a garden plan while also dealing with issues such as involving neighbors and planning summer garden camp sessions.

Questions continue to be welcome and can be addressed to Ken Swift (home-251-4738, work-266-6450) or Margie Dougherty-Goodburn (256-0238).

-Margie Dougherty-Goodburn


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