"I learned about how to grow things," said Franzia, a Rosewood Elementary third-grader. "And I learned about working with people."

The story as it appeared in The State October 21, 2006:

Youth Find Garden a Rewarding Hobby

By Bertram Rantin, News Columnist

The first-, second- and third-place ribbons mark a trifecta for members of the Edisto Court neighborhood.

For months, many in the Columbia community off Rosewood Drive had brainstormed about ways to create a neighborhood garden. Today, they not only have a garden, but some young champion caretakers as well. William Pauling, Franzia Burns, and Loritta Blanding won the top three ribbons in this year's green gourds competition at the South Carolina State Fair.