Volunteers plant kohlrabi in the Mound View Neighborhood Community Garden on Monday, May 7, 2018. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

CEDAR RAPIDS – Dotted throughout the city, community gardens have been helping bring neighbors together, while providing fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables at the same time.

The Mound View Neighborhood Community Garden held a planting day on Monday, May 7, led by Carol Sindelar, the neighborhood association’s president, who goes above and beyond to find ways to inspire Mound View residents.

Tomatoes were among the vegetables planted in the community garden. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

She noted that anyone with ties to the neighborhood, in northeast Cedar Rapids, is invited to help with planting, watering, weeding, mulching and then harvesting the produce as it becomes ready to eat.

Even a former resident stopped by to help during the planting day, in which dozens of tomatoes, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts and other vegetables were carefully placed into the ground.

Sindelar said newcomers to gardening can learn from more seasoned gardeners and anyone who helps is welcome to harvest.

The garden has moved from its previous site, but Coe College, which is part of the Mound View neighborhood, again offered a vacant lot on which to plant, with water nearby.

See more photos from the planting day, below:

The Mound View Neighborhood Community Garden moved to a new site this year, not far from its previous location. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

Volunteers water newly planted vegetables in the Mound View Neighborhood Community Garden in northeast Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

Kolhrabi seedlings are ready to be planted in the Mound View Neighborhood Community Garden. (photo/Cindy Hadish)

Mound View Neighborhood Association president Carol Sindelar celebrates perfect weather for planting on Monday, May 7, 2018. (photo/Cindy Hadish)