One plot in our community garden is attracting a lot of attention.  It’s a raised, solar powered, self-watering “AutoGarden” designed by Dr. Duncan Bell, a veteran gardener who is about to retire from his day job as head of Biomedical Engineering at Pfizer/Wyeth.  Using his Ph.D. in botany and his background as a robot designer, he designed the system to be a cross between hydroponics and container gardening.