Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Municipal Utility District Garden Planting and Plant Swap

Today we are going to go to the Lakeway Municipal Utility District to see the garden planting and plant

swap. We are catered by Lutie’s of Austin, and our entertainment is Alan Jackson.

Menu

Beef Tartare, Romaine, Dandelion

Chickpea and Green Corn Salad

Roasted Lettuces, Avocado, Pumpkin Seed, Radish

Grilled and Marinated Beets, Black Garlic, Dill

Yonderway Pork, Pickled Cabbage, Creamer Peas

Delta Blues Rice, Market Fish, Smoked Trout Roe

Green Dish, Carrot.

Royal Red Shrimp, Daikon, Celery

Charcoal Grilled Chicken, Leeks, Hominy

Whole Roasted Black Sea Bass, Choi Sum, Mustard

Texas Beef, Radish, Marrow, Sweet Potato

Picture of an old time school bus

Let’s get rolling

There is the Lakeway Municipal Utility District

Lake Travis Middle School National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) students are signing up for community service hours.

The garden plants are laid out ready for holes.

The swap plants are ready, too.

Lots of mulch.

Plenty of tools.

My kind of participation place.

 

The work begins.

Watch those cactus paddles.

Students and adults work side by side

That mulch pile is going down.

And here is Stephanie Threinen, CPC, Public Information Liaison for the Lakeway Municipal Utility District and the driving force behind various LMUD activities. She reports that over 80 native plants were planted by students and volunteers.

Time now for some food and entertainment. I hope you have a great week.

12 comments

  1. Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life.'s avatar

    What a great idea and such a wonderful community…thanks for sharing John and I will have the Sea Bass please…hugsxx

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you, Sally. The Sea Bass looks especially good. 😀

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  2. Charles Yallowitz's avatar

    Looks a great event.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I think it worked well. The students and volunteers all seemed to have a good time while being productive.

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  3. Dan Antion's avatar

    Looks like a great day for some yard work, John. Get enough people involved and make the job easy. I’ll join you in the cheering section and have some sea bass with a little chickpea and green corn salad on the side.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Excellent choice. I’m glad there is plenty of room in that section.

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    Anonymous · · Reply

    Another fantastic community project, John! Today I’ll have the beef tartar, to which I will add a raw egg and pickles (the Czech way)!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Can’t say I like raw eggs but you go ahead, Noelle.

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  5. equipsblog's avatar

    Wonderful examples of what can be done.

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  6. Dale's avatar

    Love me some Alan Jackson and this is a fantabulous project!

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  7. robbiesinspiration's avatar

    What a wonderful initiative, John

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  8. lois's avatar

    What a wonderful idea this is. Walking by this should give all the volunteers such a sense of accomplishment and pride.

    Yay for so many vegetarian options here. Might have to order a few to take home for ‘no cook Sunday.’ 😉

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