The Gardens at Brookdale had a lot of extra hands Thursday as more than 70 first-year Mercer School of Law students came out to help pick food, spread dirt, and more. The Center (3600 Brookdale Avenue) serves as a transitional housing and resource center for people experiencing homelessness.

Sarah Fisher, Gardens Manager, expresses her gratitude towards the students and is proud of young people giving back to their communities. “It means a lot. I’m impressed with the number of young people who came out…having this many hands on deck gets so much work done real quick,” she says.

The Gardens is preparing for “Fall Point” as they prepare for this upcoming season where Ms. Fisher plans to tutor anyone who wishes to learn about gardening. The crops being planted for the Fall include cabbage, broccoli, carrots, beets, and turnips.

Mercer School of Law Assistant Dean, who also helped prepare for Fallpoint, expressed, “I wanted to orient them [students] into our values of community and service. This is what we want to instill into our future Mercer Lawyers…this is such a great project”.

Mercer plans to do more community service learning projects throughout the year, and Brookdale will continue to be a focus.