Ken Walsh, executive director of the Alfond Youth Center, helps children garden Tuesday in their new geodesic dome greenhouse at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce has honored the Alfond Youth Center as one of its Community Service Project award winners.

Ken Walsh, executive director of the Alfond Youth Center, eats fresh cut chard with children Tuesday at the garden in their new geodesic dome greenhouse at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce has honored the Alfond Youth Center as one of its Community Service Project award winners.

Ken Walsh, executive director of the Alfond Youth Center, stands for a portrait Tuesday in the new geodesic dome greenhouse at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce has honored the Alfond Youth Center as one of its Community Service Project award winners.

Emma Gallagher, 6, left, Lahla Brann, 7, left center, Emma Chaput, 8, center, Anderson Phinney, 8, right center, and Xavier Bernardini, 7, show off their freshly cut chard Tuesday, which they grew in the new geodesic dome greenhouse at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce has honored the Alfond Youth Center as one of its Community Service Project award winners.

Anderson Phinney, 8, left center, drops some freshly cut chard into a bucket Tuesday in the new geodesic dome greenhouse at the Alfond Youth Center in Waterville. The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce has honored the Alfond Youth Center as one of its Community Service Project award winners.