High school students showing off gardening skills, and bringing the community together

SALISBURY, Md. – A group of young volunteers bringing the community together one plant at a time. “We’ve only got one earth and we have to protect it however we can,” says Anthony More, a senior at Bennett High School and event and outreach coordinator with the Boundless Community Garden.

The garden, located in the heart of Salisbury incorporates organically grown vegetables, plants and flowers. We’re told, students started this garden over a year ago, and now they’re hoping to expand their efforts to involve community members. “Personally I just think it’s really fun to see life grow from like a single seed,” says More.

The garden club in charge of Boundless Community Garden tells 47 abc, it doesn’t matter the experience, or your age, if you care about something you can help it grow. The garden allows people from all over Salisbury to come and take what they need, while also allowing young students to find a passion for the environment. “I think personally that having a connection with nature is something very important especially for growing children,” adds More.

The group of high school students are doing more than just caring for their own garden, they’re hoping to engage the community and show what they’ve been working on. “We just wanted to engage support for the garden, just bring people around and show them how fun a community garden can be,” says More. A junior at Wicomico High School and club director, SarahElah Hofman adds, “I think it’s a really good opportunity to kind of just get them out of their houses and let them engage in stuff that is fun for them to participate in.”

The Boundless Garden

Garden club members are also trying their hand at event planning. They’re hosting their first Boundless Garden Halloween Extravaganza October 23rd. There you’ll find adult and kids yoga, a spooky reading, movie showings, food and games. All of this to help shed some light and celebrate how much their garden has grown. “It’s been really rewarding for me to actually teach people about that and to see how passionate they are learning about it as well,” says Hofman.

Volunteers with the garden club tell 47 ABC, they want the garden to be more than just a place to grow plants flowers and food, but a place for them to also grow. “Finding that passion as to why I wanted to garden in the first place was really empowering for me, and the fact that I get to share that with so many other people just is really beautiful I think,” says Hofman.

We’re also told club members are also asking for community help with gathering supplies such as small pumpkins for the Halloween extravaganza.

If you want to help donate, help with the event, or learn more about the club, just follow them on Instagram and Facebook.