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their well. Before using the pub water supply, we used 1,500 feet of hoses and a fire hydrant for water. We had talked to other community garden people about how to supply water, and they had strongly recommended that we install underground lines to prevent freezing. After toying with the idea of installing water lines and spigots ourselves, we received another gift and purchased an irrigation system from Albrecht Enterprises for about $7,000. We got a deal to buy eight 350-gallon water tanks from Wisconsin, which we placed near each of the water spigots as a backup water supply for the gardeners. • In March we held three meetings, one in English, one in Karen, and one in Nepali where Galilee was overflowing with potential gardeners. We presented gardening rules we had devised and collected a $20 fee for each plot. Potential gardeners were sent to us by various organizations and we used a first - come first -served system. Plots were distributed in a way that kept ethnic groups together, but adjacent to other groups to foster new relationships. There were about 250 gardeners that first year. • Gardeners helped build an 1100 foot plastic fence around the gardens to discourage deer. It really didn't work well. But, it was an amazing first season. Here are some photos from that first year.