Garden Idea Takes Root In Bentonville

By Tabatha Hunter

Friday, April 2, 2010

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IN THE SWEET SUNSHINE - Peyton Boosey, 10, of Fayetteville plants sweet peppers Thursday in a community garden at the corner of 28th Street and Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. The garden is one of 50 that will be planted across the country.

IN THE SWEET SUNSHINE - Peyton Boosey, 10, of Fayetteville plants sweet peppers Thursday in a community garden at the corner of 28th Street and Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. The garden is one of 50 that will be planted across the country.
Photo by Justin Wedgworth

Abby Boosey, 6, of Fayetteville was all business Thursday.

Boosey held a small cabbage plant in her left hand and carefully balanced it upright while she worked with her right hand to break up clumps of dirt she was placing around the plant’s roots.

“This is fun,” Abby said.

Madison Boosey, 10, Abby’s sister, planted sweet peppers across from Abby.

Abby and Madison, along with their parents and about 30 other people, were busy planting a community garden near the corner of 28th Street and Walton Boulevard in Bentonville.

The 20-foot by 20-foot garden was planted with peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, basil, onions and other vegetables by volunteers as way to encourage people across the country to get outside ...

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