beet seedling uploaded to flickr by elidelaney

There may still be heaps of snow on the ground, but some people are already thinking about juicy, red tomatoes fresh from this summer’s garden.

A call recently went out on the Hill East listserv to recruit those interested in being part of a new community garden in the alley bounded by 17th, 18th, D and E Streets, SE.   Work will start this spring to prepare the garden plots for planting, so securing a space means spending a few weekend days helping with these projects, plus a tax-deductible donation to the as-yet-unnamed garden for big projects, such as building a fence and raising and filling beds.

Preference for plots will be given to residents of Hill East, but remaining plots will be open to any resident of Capitol Hill.  If you have dreams of prize-winning squash or a heaping salad picked fresh that day, send your name, address, email and telephone number to Colleen Cancio: ccancio [at] gmail [dot] com.