Becky Trisko shows the first tomatoes of the season from her community garden plot at McCormick Gardens. “Fresh new tomatoes, there is nothing better,” she said. The city rents 220 plots at four community gardens, including McCormick, across the street from the Ecology Center. This is Trisko’s fourth year in the gardens and she’s already harvested strawberries. “Fresh new life is good for the soul,” she said. “It’s meditative, but a lot of work.” (Photo by Richard Cahan)
Becky, owner of Unleashed in Evanston, grew up with a variety of house pets and with a small organic garden in our yard.