In lab, we visited the community gardens in Macon, Georgia located behind Centenary United Methodist Church. The community gardens were started by a non-profit organization called Macon Roots. This non-profit group was started by Mark Vanderhook. A community garden is single piece of land or garden that is tended by multiple different families. The community garden was started as a source for people to consume fresh vegetables and fruits and a means of exercise. The only risk of eating from a community garden is the high concentration of lead found in the soil. Some community gardens combat that risk by planting the garden on raised beds.
Split spoon corer- The split spoon corer is a method in sediment sampling. The sample from the split spoon corer is used to describe what kinds of soil were found in that particular area over time. The same can be used to take back to the laboratory to see what kinds of materials or foreign objects can be found in the soil.
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