Pinoleville YouthBuild Garden Kiosk!

The youth of our community continue to inspire me with their creativity, community engagement, and initiative.    The Gardens Project of NCO Community Action and the more than 100 community gardeners at the State Street Community Garden are grateful for the work and artistry provided by the Pinoleville Pomo Nation YouthBuild Program for constructing a beautiful communication kiosk for the garden.

The communication kiosk is essential for this large and diverse community of gardeners in the State Street Community Garden to share information about upcoming meetings, planting and harvest schedules, and community events. 

The Pinoleville Pomo Nation YouthBuild Program, under the leadership of Vaughn Pena and Construction Manager, Mike Sherosick, used materials donated by the California Conservation Corps to build a large, professional grade communication kiosk and installed it at the garden.  The program helps men and women 16-24 years of age earn their GED or High school diploma and gives them hands-on training in the construction trades.   Big thanks to the builders:  Christopher Williams, Tara Martinez, Anthony Pinola, Tanner McCoy, Angelo Bettega, Mayloni Mendoza, Darin Potter, David Steele, and Alva Reeves.

To see their work, visit the State Street Community Garden on the South side of the parking lot behind the Ukiah Natural Food Coop and the County Social Services building.

To see photos of the communication kiosk in action see the flickr page, or to join a garden, to learn more about The Gardens Project and how to get involved, go to www.gardensproject.org .