Spotlight: Meadow Hills Community Garden

Tonight, at dusk

my daughter & I went walking on our trail system. We stopped to visit to the community gardens behind Meadow Hills Jr. High. This place is fantastic! If you've never gone in and checked it out I highly recommend it. Usually when I walk by there is no one occupying it, but tonight there were several couples harvesting their tomatoes. Even a few tweens with their parents, impressively. The kids were excited to tell me about how they started the garden with their Jr. High & the flagship program MUD (Missoula Urban Development). This place really inspired me. It also got me thinking that the South Hills could probably sustain it's own community market. The green space surrounding the gardens struck me as the perfect spot actually. It's just off the footpath and there's lots of parking at the Jr. High. Looks like I will be attending my first neighborhood council meeting to look into the possibilities... and have my free slice of pizza.

South Hills our place...

This blog is dedicated to making the 'South Hills' have it's own sense of place here in our growing town of Missoula. I've lived in Missoula going on eight years. When I think community lots of great things come to mind; the Farmers Market, Out-to-Lunch, Festival of the Dead parade. All these events have one thing in common, they are downtown. The South Hills is a flourishing neighborhood. I see new faces and families everyday. Folks, let's get together and start creating traditions in our community!