Speakers noted they had worked hard at making topsoil and planting seeds and that the activity had bonded them as a class and as friends of the environment. They thanked the nonprofit EarthWitness Foundation for funding the project.
One student quoted famed anthropologist Margaret Mead just before the garden ribbon was cut: “Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world.”
Theatre student senior Gemini Anderson said she looks forward to coming back for reunions; “We know our garden will always be here,” she said.
