Jill Ament

Volunteers are making it possible for the Dunbar neighborhood in San Marcos to have a community garden. Jill Ament has more in this Bobcat Update.

What's going on at the corner of Mitchell St. and Martin Luther King Blvd. every Sunday morning at nine isn't a church service. But you could say it's something just as spiritual.
SB: Bijan Rahnamai
Rahnamai [Ron-ah-me] lives at the apartments in front of the Dunbar Neighborhood Gardens. He and several San Marcos residents have been working since December to get these gardens ready for public use. And while heavy rains recently have provided much needed moisture for planting, it's also brought its fair share of challenges.
SB: Betsy Robertson
If you wanna reserve a plot, you have to work a certain amount of volunteer hours each week. The place for the gardens was chosen because many people living in that area are apt to have a green-thumb. It's also a low-income neighborhood, so Robertson -- who's one of the founders of Sustainable San Marcos -- has reserved two beds for the Hays County Food Bank.
SB:Leah Gibson
(STAND UP: The gardens use a fertilizer called Bobcat Blend. It's compost taken from dining halls across Texas State University. When the gardens are up and running, gardeners will be encouraged to use their own compost piles.)
It's a work in progress.
SB: Roberston
But it's a process that Robertson with broader purposes.
SB: Robertson
For Bobcat Update, I'm Jill Ament.