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June 28th/8:30-11-30

Day Eight…

Today we finished two of the trellis walls! Both are traditionally Nigerian textile patterns. Market Tree is the first, Herringbone is the second. 1/3 of the way done!

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June 26th/8:30-11:30

Day Seven...

Our model shekere hanging out at the construction zone garden!! The first trellis is almost done. See the logo for how we’re constructing the trellis walls, modeled after textile designs from Nigeria. The gourds are anxious to climb the trellis walls .....

The GOURDen is located at 4750 Troost Ave by the Anita B. Gordon Discovery Center in Kansas City, Missouri

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We are growing gourds in the Missouri Gourden to make shekeres!

June 23rd/8:30-11:30am

We got a donation from the Kansas City Zoo of ZooManoo! We shoveled it into a sack and then added it to our soil. We are ready to transplant!!!

June 21st/8:30-11:30am

Day Five in Estudio Mauriaauora...

Moved clay soil from where the support posts had been dug out to where our gourds are going to be planted. We also added topsoil then mixed the soils together for our gourds to grow happy!!