Friedrich pointed to thyme, oregano and rosemary, planted in curving rows. We made a herb wave. Williams, who is 52 and lives in Northeast Washington, helps supervise the running of the garden. He lived in Barry Farms as a child and remembers sneaking over the fence to take apples from the St. Elizabeths orchard. I have a purpose now, and it's more than apples.
Planting is fun.
Usually, we're staring at IRS compliance rules all day long. The Arthur Andersen crews had been brought in by DC Cares, the umbrella volunteer group, for a community service day. And after John talks to them, they understand how it's important to the community. Friedrich is a former organizer for the national environmental group Clean Water Action who decided instead to focus his energies on local issues. Thus was born Community Harvest, which he founded and heads.