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Last November, we brought you the story of Manuel and Olga Jimenez . They’re a Woodlake couple who created a mile-long community botanical garden in their town to inspire and teach kids. Hundreds of young people have volunteered at the Bravo Lake Botanical Garden since it was started 17 years ago. They earn community service hours for their work but that’s often just the tip of their involvement. Many spend years working in the dirt here; some choose to go into agriculture because of it. Last Saturday, I checked back in with Manuel and Olga to see how they are doing during the pandemic. Right now the garden is closed due to safety concerns about COVID-19 and they said they both really miss working with young people, teaching them the discipline and joy of growing fruits and flowers. But without so much human activity, wildlife has moved in, Olga said. “The raccoons, the killdeer, the fox,” she said. “Once in a while the coyote comes and cleans up all the rabbits.” And there’s more
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