I think the best approach for the community garden would be to start with raised beds. We have that space behind the community center that gets good sun throughout the day. My neighbor built similar beds last spring using cedar planks and they held up really well through the rainy season. You will want to lay down some landscape fabric underneath to keep the weeds from pushing through.

For soil mix I would recommend two parts topsoil to one part compost with a bit of sand mixed in for drainage. The tomatoes and peppers should go on the south facing side where they will get the most light. I can come by on Saturday morning to help with the initial setup if that works for you.

We should also think about a watering schedule since the summer months can get pretty dry around here. A simple drip irrigation system on a timer would save us a lot of manual watering time. Let me know what you think about this plan.

I finally got around to organizing the bookshelf project we talked about last week. I ended up grouping everything by genre first and then alphabetically by author within each section. It took longer than I expected but the result looks really clean.

For the fiction section I separated literary fiction from genre fiction since we had such a large collection. The non-fiction was easier to sort because the topics are more distinct. I found a few books that you might want to borrow so I set them aside on the top shelf.

Also the reading chair we ordered arrived yesterday and it fits perfectly in the corner by the window. The light there is great for afternoon reading sessions. Let me know when you want to come by and take a look at everything. I think you will really like how it all came together.