Giff and Emmi Rescue the Garden

Giff and Emmi are two rescued Treeing Walker Coonhounds, hired to rescue the Scarborough Community Garden. COVID disrupted the ongoing growth and maintenance of the garden. The two dogs hatch a plan to invite animal neighbors to assist in the reparations. Gus, the groundhog, Tom, Jake and Jenny Turkey and Bud and Essie Finch each have gardening skills necessary to revive the garden back to its bountiful state.

Through collaboration, cooperation and mutual respect for one another, the garden team begins the growing season on time and will share vegetables and herbs with struggling animal and human families throughout the summer. The group adopted the belief, "We are stronger together and we are building community one garden at a time." Projecting human qualities onto the animal gardeners offered an opportunity to teach kindness, compassion and that many hands make light work.

A portion of the proceeds from this book will benefit the Project Grace back to school backpack program and the Community Garden at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Scarborough.