The Los Angeles Fire Department at Station 84 has had a small garden in front of their firehouse for the past year. The garden serves as a place for conversation with LAFD and community members while visiting the station.
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So, we are here at Fire Station 84. We are going to be taking a look at the very abundant summer garden that we first started about a year ago. We’ve had four seasons now, and everything’s thriving. So, this seemed like a good time to show everyone what we’re up to here at Station 84 in Woodland Hills. Okay. Whoa. There were a bunch of rose bushes that were not being taken care of. I went around, I asked everyone, “Does anyone care about them?” And the response I got commonly was, “Do whatever you want with them.” I fortunately teamed up with one of the local community members named Jill. We call her the plant lady. And she had a pretty heavy hand in making this garden happen. So, we kind of immediately got to work planning the concept. and it’s just gone so much better than we could have even hoped for. A lot of people are surprised how small the garden is, but it produces a big volume of produce and vegetables, and I think it’s great. So, it supplements what the firefighters are already cooking. I mean, we kind of all know a pound of tomatoes is kind of expensive. So, it does offset the cost of their food bills a little bit. Having fresh fruits and vegetables does taste different. And it’s rewarding. It brings me joy. I think it’s great for all of us mentally. It helps us out. It also builds community. And I think that’s something really special about gardens. It brings people together. And that’s something that this garden has also been doing where the community is coming out. So, we are inspiring people. What’s going on in the salad tonight, boys? Oh yeah. The greatest thing that I take away from the garden is getting a bunch of firefighters and the community together to make something special happen. First, it wasn’t easy, but it’s come together in such a magical way that I’m pretty stoked about it.