February 2, 2012

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Three-year old Ezra trying out our newly installed water fountain that was donated to us by Nature's Path Organic.

We made a gray water system with this water fountain: Excess water not used goes into a five-gallon bucket which then is used to water the California natives volunteers have planted around the garden's perimeter.









Mare Island K-8 School taking their snack break at the Vallejo People's Garden.

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