Fanek Herrmann, 11, moves topsoil at the lot on the corner of Birch and Pierce streets in Lewiston. The lot is owned by the Raise-Op Cooperative, a member-owned housing cooperative that recently bought the empty lot. The organization decided to create a community vegetable garden after polling the local residents. Herrmann’s family are member-owners of Raise-Op. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)