When activity in the gardens began in April, it was quickly apparent that the combined efforts of the 2006 class and of those returning from the two preceding years would greatly exceed anything that had been previously possible. All the display beds were expanded and/or rebuilt. The cultivated area of the nursery garden increased to over 8,000 square feet, half of which was devoted to growing vegetables for volunteer use and for donation to the needy.By year’s end, students and returning volunteers had invested more than 1,100 hours into the gardens and some 1,350 pounds of fresh produce had been delivered to the Knights Table, a local restaurant run by volunteers and feeding those who might otherwise go hungry.