Completed Projects for Amor Austin Day 2013

Urban Organics Community Farm

Amor Austin volunteers created a half-acre
community garden in an underserved neighborhood in Dove Springs. Supplying materials, volunteers built and set eight raised
beds and troughed a field to plant corn and
watermelon. Community members, whose
neighborhood has long been a “food desert,” can now grow and eat fresh fruits, veggies and herbs.

Dove Springs

Amor Austin volunteers spread six truckloads

of topsoil to level the ground on two soccer fields at Dove Spring Park. This work was necessary to ensure the safety of children who, without this work, would have seen their spring soccer season cancelled.



Amor Austin volunteers re-painted the Dove Springs Park Pavilion, which helped beautify one of the most popular gathering spaces where celebrations and other community gatherings are held. Evidence has shown that access to attractive and inviting places, like parks, not only serve to attract people outdoors, but also improves physical and psychological health.









Clean Up in South Austin 

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Amor Austin volunteers assisted with removing
“bastard cabbage,” an invasive
plant that germinates in the fall and threatens
the flourishing of Texas wildflowers,
such as bluebonnets.
 

During Amor Austin’s Inaugural Day of Service,
volunteers mulched 60 trees along the
Central Williamson Creek Greenbelt in south
Austin. Mulching trees insulates the soil, helps retain water, and prevents weeds.