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In this picture I see the old composting device as well as some of the garden’s current crops growing in the background.  When we first saw the compost system at the garden, it struck me just how much the people cared about the work they did to keep their plants healthy, to minimize the waste they create, to the point where they’ll do their best to utilize even older machines that they need to bear rebuild in the hopes that that machine might improve their system in speed or effectiveness.  It made me think about all the hard work out in to growing each and every plant – I can’t help but feel others would interpret this image as equally caring, to see such pretty plants alongside such worn equipment.  Even personally I feel simple happiness that someone else could have found such joy and love for the earth and their crops to befit the intense effort put in to making the farm as efficient as possible.  The trip and this picture have inspired me to do my best to return to the garden, next time as a volunteer, to help in making it the best it can be.