As most shul members know, the Tikkun Olam group at our shul maintains several beds at Treiber Farm, where nonprofit groups can grow veggies and herbs for charitable causes. The collective beds are called Common Ground, and they are sizeable, requiring a lot of helping hands to keep the veggies well and healthy, and the beds weeded and cleaned.

Madelyn Rothman is there several days a week, often joined by others active in Tikkun Olam’s gardening effort, including Adrianne Greenberg, Veronica Kaliski, Susan Rosenstreich and Cookie Slade.

Planted are many varieties of herbs, plus veggies that are harvested when ready and delivered to CAST for distribution to CAST clients seeking a little help in providing foods that taste good and offer the nutritional value of fresh veggies.

Maintaining three beds and giving the results of the labors is satisfying work, says Veronica Kaliski, who organized the group and heads its charitable work schedule. But the group surely could use some hands-on help, she points out. Anyone interested?

If so, please email ctigreenport@gmail.com with a message for Veronica. All welcome.

Veronica Kaliski photo