The University of Richmond is in its second year of offering community garden plots to faculty and staff. This year students are allowed to share a plot with other gardeners. There are approximately twenty 10×15 plots in different states, from many well-manicured vegetable plots to a few with weeds and forgotten plants.

The garden allows space for new gardeners and old hands and also holds an informal competition for most unique vegetable, most aesthetically pleasing plot, best overall organic plot and more. Below is a view of the garden with the campus’ smokestack and Boatwright Tower barely visible.

I followed two UR staff members as they tended to their plot–one of them has appeared before on vasadp, here and here, and the other is my girlfriend.

Here Kim is weeding the plot in 100 degree heat after work.

Neah spreading compost on the plot. UR provides water and compost for the plots.

Kim spreading straw to keep the weeds out!

After they finished weeding, fertilizing and mulching, Kim watered all the plants (and the camera).

The bounty!

Pretty labels from another plot:

Find out more on the UR sustainability web page.