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Arcadia News is looking for a creative self-starter who wants to be part of our fast-paced office. We have a Part-Time Office/ Admin Assistant position that offers the potential to learn many new and varied skills. Great job for an Arcadia Mom going back to work or a recent retiree wanting a new challenge. Quickbooks experience helpful. Please e-mail résumé to: business@arcadianews.com 3850 E Indian School Rd • Phoenix 85018 JOIN OUR TEAM! JOIN OUR TEAM! Page 27 May 2016 By Kelly Potts What started as a community garden in the northeast corner of the Desert Botanical Garden three years ago has quickly turned into one of the biggest donators to a local food bank. David Hill, coordinator for the community garden at DBG, and a staff of volunteers tend the 36-bed garden. The garden beds are 4 feet by 20 feet, and are home to an array of seasonal vegetables and fruits. “This hasn’t been the easiest process by any means,” said Hill. “We were so proud of our first few crops… until we found out that they had all been destroyed by ground squirrels.” Thanks to a grant, Hill and his team of volunteers were able to find a solution to the pesky ground squirrel issue – after several months of trying, and started collecting a harvest. “Let me tell you – we were so excited about that first harvest. Not only did we succeed in keeping the crops healthy and alive, we were also finally successful at keeping out the squirrels,” said Hill. At the end of the first fruitful harvest, Hill realized that the gardens had copious amounts of fresh, organic food, and wanted it to go to help someone in need. Hill and the gardens reached out to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church to see if their food bank could use fresh produce for their clients Hill and his team started donating a few boxes of crops that weighed around 70 pounds. Recently, however, Hill said the donations of fresh, organic food has weighed around 175 pounds. “It’s important to be able to give back to your community, and help feed your neighbors. For the first time, most of these families are getting fresh vegetables,” said Hill. Hill and his team of volunteers harvest crops every other Tuesday and take them over to the food bank at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church near Arcadia. “I think a next great step for the community is to start a community garden network,” said Hill. “Most metropolis cities have something started, and if we could get one off the ground here, that would do amazing things for our community – and our food banks.” For more information, or to learn how to become a volunteer for the community garden at the Desert Botanical Garden, email David Hill at davidhi5@yahoo.com. Desert Botanical Garden: Feeding the families At their recent harvest the DBG community garden team collected 114 pounds of produce.