Growing community goodness

It’s no secret that trying to grow anything in the soil in South Santa Rosa County is hard.

Robert Randel is trying to start a community garden for residents in Gulf Breeze

Most of the area is saturated with sand, clay and low-nutrient soil.

Knowing this, local chiropractor Robert Randel decided to create a raised-bed organic community farm.

Instead of using commercial-grade fertilizer, Randel is using compost materials.

“Feeding the soil so it feeds the plants,” he said

For more on this story, see the March 11 issue of the Navarre Press or subscribe online.