June 14th was was the day in 2011 when Genentech gave back. In 2010, volunteers from Genentech helped us build raised beds at the Gardens at River Road, to be planted later with vegetables to support our preschools and Food Bank.
This year, they harvested the fruits of their labor! They picked and cleaned 70 lbs of beets, cucumbers, basil, onions, carrots, beans, and herbs. This brought the total food harvested in 2011 to 500 lbs! Everyone had fun harvesting a row of potatoes with four- and five-year-old preschoolers!
In addition to harvesting produce, Genentech volunteers did an amazing job weeding an area of the garden, then covering that area with weed block and wood chips. Thanks to the 14 volunteers on June 14th, the garden truly looks better then ever.
