PHS Garden Challenge finalists transform Philadelphia backyards into urban oases https://www.allforgardening.com/1942518/phs-garden-challenge-finalists-transform-philadelphia-backyards-into-urban-oases/ #backyard #BackyardGardens #CommunityGardening #gardening #HomeGardening #NorthPhiladelphia #PennsylvaniaHorticulturalSociety #PhiladelphiaGardens #PhiladelphiaLifestyle #PHSGardenChallenge #UrbanGardening #West #WestBackyardGarden #WestBackyardGardening
#communitygardening — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #communitygardening, aggregated by home.social.
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‘Small, flowering islands’: German city reveals how nature thrives when neighbours care for street tree beds
#Environment #Biodiversity #Nature #Biodiversity #Ecology #Pollinators #ClimateAction #NativePlants #Trees #GreenCities #UrbanNature #CommunityGardening #Cities
https://the-14.com/small-flowering-islands-german-city-reveals-how-nature-thrives-when-neighbours-care-for-street-tree-beds/ -
https://www.europesays.com/iran/293853/ Lebanon County seniors grow organic produce through farm-to-table program #CertifiedOrganicProduce #CommunityGardening #CornwallManor #FarmToTableDining #HealthyAging #Lebanon #LebanonCountyRetirementCommunity #LocalFoodBanks #OrganicFarming #PennsylvaniaOrganicFarm #ResidentFarmersMarket #RetirementCommunityFarm #RodaleInstitute #SeniorGardening #SeniorVolunteers #TrailsideOrganicFarm #WGAL
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California turned a dirt lot beside Highway 41 into a $1.6M garden with 18 planting beds, murals, and space to grow food https://www.allforgardening.com/1939622/california-turned-a-dirt-lot-beside-highway-41-into-a-1-6m-garden-with-18-planting-beds-murals-and-space-to-grow-food/ #california #CaliforniaGardenTransformation #CaltransCleanCAProgram #CommunityGardening #FoodAccessFresno #fresno #FresnoCommunityGarden #FresnoParksAndRecreation #GardeningCalifornia #McKinleyPeaceGarden #NeighborhoodPride #UrbanGardeningCalifornia
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Westside restaurant seeks volunteers to maintain, harvest kitchen garden • Eat. See. Do. https://www.allforgardening.com/1939287/westside-restaurant-seeks-volunteers-to-maintain-harvest-kitchen-garden-eat-see-do/ #backyard #CommunityGardening #UrbanFarming #West #WestBackyardGarden #WestBackyardGardening #WestLongBeach
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‘Level Up’ your gardening game with free video series from Oregon State | Basin Ag News https://www.allforgardening.com/1937531/level-up-your-gardening-game-with-free-video-series-from-oregon-state-basin-ag-news/ #agriculture #botany #CommunityGardening #crop #food #gardening #GardeningOregon #horticulture #Industries(economics) #oregon #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy
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Good To Grow Map
"The place to find and volunteer for community gardens."
https://www.goodtogrowuk.org/map/#SolarPunkSunday #Gardens #GoodToGrow #CommunityGardening #Gardening #Community #Volunteer #HortiCulture #Maps #UK #Volunteering
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RHS: "Interested in community gardening? Search our map for Britain in Bloom and RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood groups, and RHS Affiliated Societies local to you."
https://www.rhs.org.uk/get-involved/community-gardening/find-a-group#SolarPunkSunday #Gardens #RHS #CommunityGardening #Gardening #Community #HortiCulture #Maps #UK
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#Composting program to provide #Everglades with soil for #CommunityGarden
by Martin Vassolo, March 12, 2025
"Your #FoodScraps could be used to help support the Everglades through a new partnership between the village of #PinecrestFL and the #MiccosukeeTribe.
"Instead of dumping #FoodWaste into crowded #landfills, which produce #methane emissions, the #EvergladesEarthCycleProject will expand Pinecrest's residential composting program and deliver nutrient-rich soil to the #Miccosukee Tribe.
"Driving the news: The project, funded with a $400,000 federal grant and other contributions, calls for installing four new #CompostingBins in Pinecrest and three around #MiamiDade County District 7.
"The initial phase of the program will supply compost to the #SwampyMeadows #CommunityGarden, which grows vegetables just outside the Miccosukee Indian School.
"Another proposal that's been floated is adding new soil to the Everglades' tree islands, though that would need tribal approval, says the Rev. Houston R. Cypress of the #LoveTheEverglades Movement, a partner in the program.
"Cypress told reporters on an airboat ride through the Everglades last week that the tribe teaches 'the essence of being in harmony with nature is giving back to it.'
"'With the Everglades Earth Cycle Project, we're giving back clean and healthy soil; we're giving products that might eventually improve the water quality out here, but we're also giving directly back to local indigenous communities here,' he said.
"Pinecrest already has two free public composting bins, one at the Pinecrest Public Library and another between the Community Center and Pinecrest Gardens."
https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/03/12/everglades-composting-pinecrest-miccosukee
#Composting #CommunityGardening #FoodSecurity #ReducingFoodWaste #SolarPunkSunday
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Pocatello breaks ground on its first community garden Friday | Local https://www.allforgardening.com/1927786/pocatello-breaks-ground-on-its-first-community-garden-friday-local/ #agriculture #CommunityGardening #FoodActivism #GardenDesign #gardening #GardeningIdaho #idaho #LandUse #NewUrbanism #parks #PlantAgriculture #UrbanAgriculture
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A guide to gardening on city land in Dartmouth | Spare News https://www.allforgardening.com/1925425/a-guide-to-gardening-on-city-land-in-dartmouth-spare-news/ #agriculture #botany #colorado #community #CommunityGardening #EnvironmentalDesign #garden #gardening #horticulture #LandscapeArchitecture #NaturalEnvironment #parks #PlantAgriculture #SpareNews #UrbanPlanning #vail
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Stanmer Wellbeing Gardens:
"a community space where people can find sanctuary and nurture wellbeing, through getting involved in food-growing, gardening, education and nature connection activities."
https://bhfood.org.uk/project/stanmer-wellbeing-gardens/#SolarPunkSunday #BrightonAndHove #Brighton #CommunityGardening #CommunityGardens #StanmerPark #StanmerWellBeingGardens #Community #Food #Gardening #Education #Nature
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‘If a space is cared for, everything improves’: Meet four gardeners transforming their urban communities
From improving biodiversity to managing antisocial behaviour, the benefits of greening towns and cities are massive. These names are leading the charge…
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/110430/ Geneva couple hopes to turn forgotten parcels into farm to help feed needy | News #agriculture #CommunityGardening #farm #flint #Florida #food #garden #gardening #Geneva #greenhouse #HobbyFarm #property
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Boston Food Forest 🌱
"We are a coalition of neighbors working to transform vacant lots into locally-run, edible, public parks protected by our land trust."
https://www.bostonfoodforest.org/#SolarPunkSunday #BostonFoodForest #FoodForests #Food #Forests #FoodSecurity #FoodPlants #ForestGardens #Community #Gardens #Gardening #CommunityGardening
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Pa. ag secretary tours Williamsport gardens tackling food insecurity | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1878075/pa-ag-secretary-tours-williamsport-gardens-tackling-food-insecurity-community/ #AgricultureSecretary #BucknellInstituteForLifelongLearning #CommunityGardening #EvanWiles #FoodInsecurity #FoodProduction #FoodSecurity #garden #gardening #GeneYaw #JoanneStehr #JuniorLeague #LycomingCollege #LycomingCounty #RussellRedding #SalvationArmy #ShapiroAdministration #SidFurst #SustainableFoodSystem #upmc #UpmcWilliamsportHospital #UrbanAg #UrbanAgriculture #Williamsport
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Rethinking #CommunityGardens for Accessibility
By Kim Ousley, April 22, 2026
"The summer after my amputation, I secured a small plot in a community garden. A dear friend paid the $15 seasonal fee—her way of helping me get outside and moving with my fairly new prosthetic leg.
"Her youngest son was five at the time and eager to help. We called it our 'experimental' garden, since neither of us really knew what we were doing. What we didn’t expect was how much it would give back to us. It became a social experiment of sorts—and a powerful boost to both my mental and physical health.
"We kept that garden going for several years. He learned how to plant, pull weeds, and harvest right alongside me—and even developed a taste for fresh salad ingredients.
"As we celebrate Earth Day, it’s a reminder that access to #GreenSpaces should be something everyone can experience.
"So why should communities consider making their gardens fully accessible, regardless of physical ability?
"#Gardening is a simple, healthy way to create a safe and welcoming environment for people of all skill levels and abilities. For those using #wheelchairs or electric #scooters, traditional gardens can be limiting—bending down or standing for long periods isn’t always possible. But something as simple as raised beds at the right height can make participation possible again.
"The term '#HorticulturalTherapy' (HT) refers to a professional, evidence-based practice that uses plants and gardening activities to achieve specific therapeutic goals for physical, mental, and social health. Led by credentialed therapists, it has been shown to improve memory, motor skills, and emotional well-being—especially in community settings.
"Communities that have incorporated #DisabilityFriendly design into their gardens are seeing the impact: increased participation, stronger connections, and a shared sense of purpose.
"My own garden wasn’t in an #ADAFriendly space, but with the help of my little buddy, I made it work. Since then, I’ve spoken with many people in my city about creating more inclusive gardening spaces for those who want to participate but face physical barriers.
"I’m starting to see that shift happen—and I hope to be part of growing it.
"So what should you consider when planning a more inclusive garden?
"#UniversalDesign is the foundation. It means creating a space that is usable by everyone, regardless of ability. This can include:
- Raised beds at wheelchair or standing height, so no one has to bend or risk falling
- Adaptive gardening tools with rubber grips, extended handles, and accessible water sources
- Wide, flat, and smooth pathways—at least 36 to 48 inches—to allow wheelchairs to turn comfortably (using pavement or compacted gravel)
- Volunteers who are willing to lend a hand and support inclusive participation"Getting involved in a local community garden can have lasting benefits. Gardening supports mobility, coordination, strength, balance, endurance, social connection, and memory.
"With a few thoughtful adaptations, it can be part of a healthy, active lifestyle—for everyone."
Source:
https://livingwithamplitude.com/accessible-community-gardens-disability-inclusion/#SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardening #AccessibleGardens #Inclusivity #Accessibility #BuildingCommunity
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How To Design #Inclusive #CommunityGardens For All Abilities
by Kristian Angelov, Last Updated June 10, 2026
"An inclusive community garden works when people can arrive, move through the site, reach the soil, use water, rest, understand the rules, join workdays, and harvest with dignity. A garden can have wide paths and still exclude people if the gate is hard to open, the hose is heavy, all beds are low to the ground, signs use tiny print, or meetings happen at times that conflict with caregiving and shift work.
"Designing for all abilities means treating #accessibility as a whole garden system. Paths, beds, tool sheds, water points, seating, shade, compost areas, harvest tables, volunteer schedules, and decision processes all shape who can participate. Welcoming gardens reduce unnecessary effort so more people can stay involved in the activity.
"A shared growing space should give #wheelchair users, older adults, children, people with #LowVision, #NeurodivergentGardeners, people with #ChronicPain or #fatigue, new gardeners, caregivers, and neighbors with different languages or schedules a usable way to belong.
Key Takeaways
- Inclusive community garden design starts with the full route from street, transit, parking, or sidewalk to every shared task.
- Paths need firm surfaces, clear width, turning space, drainage, edge cues, and maintenance after storms.
- #RaisedBeds, #TabletopBeds, containers, vertical planters, and ground plots should work together so gardeners can choose the posture that fits them.
- Water, tools, compost, signs, seating, shade, and harvest areas need the same access planning as growing beds.
- Sensory and cognitive access matter: clear routes, predictable rules, quiet zones, tactile cues, pictograms, and low-overload work options expand participation.
- Community process is part of the design because schedules, plot rules, language access, and conflict systems decide who stays involved."Learn more:
https://gardeninsider.org/gardening/stress-reduction/designing-inclusive-community-gardens/#SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardening #AccessibleGardens #Inclusivity #Accessibility #BuildingCommunity
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A Guide for Making #CommunityGardens #Accessible for all Members
"This guide uses #UniversalDesign to improve community garden accessibility for all members. It focuses on providing #AccessiblePathways, tools, and planting options, creating opportunities for education, fresh produce, and therapeutic stress relief for people of all abilities.
This guide, created by Melissa Bravo, aims to enhance community garden accessibility for all members using Universal Design principles. It provides guidance on alterations community gardeners can make, focusing on #AccessibleWalkways (entrances, width, safety, materials), accessories (#ramps, #railings, #signage), water access, planters (raised beds, vertical gardening), #AccessibleTools, and #SensoryGardenPlants. By building accessible gardens, the guide emphasizes providing opportunities for agricultural education, access to locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables, and therapeutic stress relief for people of all abilities through therapeutic horticulture.
The guide promotes the principles of Universal Design to create environments of #inclusion in community gardens, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to benefit from garden participation. It highlights specific design considerations like operable gate handles, appropriate path widths, and stable surfaces to enable access for people with limited mobility. Appendices offer detailed instructions on accessible features, tools, and sensory garden plants. Ultimately, the guide serves as a resource for gardeners seeking to create inclusive spaces that capture the diversity of their communities."
Source:
https://rootinnature.ca/research/a-guide-for-making-community-gardens-accessible-for-all-members/Link to PDF [link at source is 404]:
https://www.ppgbuffalo.org/files/documents/environment/a_guide_for_making_community_gardens_accessible_for_all_members_and_checklist.pdf#SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardening #AccessibleGardens #Inclusivity #Accessibility #BuildingCommunity #SensoryPlants #SpendTimeInNature
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Transform unused urban spaces into vibrant food forests! 🌿 Planta na Rua RJ sows food sovereignty, permaculture & ecological joy in Rio de Janeiro. Join the mutirão! 🌱 https://agroecologymap.org/l/291 #UrbanAgroecology #Permaculture #CommunityGardening
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Gallery: Ladybugs bring laughter, fun during annual community garden release | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1857806/gallery-ladybugs-bring-laughter-fun-during-annual-community-garden-release-community/ #agriculture #BeneficialInsect #botany #child #coccinellidae #CommunityGardening #garden #gardening #horticulture #insect #insects #InsectsAndHumans #LandscapeArchitecture #parks #PlantAgriculture
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We survived Day 1 of the #HeatDome. Temps were in the low-90's and very humid. Living room was down to 77 with the portable A/C running for a couple of hours (mostly for the doggo, though we enjoyed it). The exhaust tube was getting a bit too hot for my comfort level, so now it's back to the fans. Tomorrow is supposed to be 100 F. I just watered both gardens -- nothing is wilting... yet. Used only collected #rainwater for watering. And bonus -- I salvaged a #Turmeric plant that was growing in a #Compost pile!
#HeatWaveGardening #CommunityGardening #ClimateChangeGardening
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Meanwhile, at the #CommunityGarden, the one remaining #MammothSunflower towers over the #Zinnias, #Cosmos, #Squash, #Beans, #Potatoes and a few other miscellaneous flowers and veggies I planted. It was nice to have an "overflow" for plants, even if it means the seeds will be hybrids. Anything I want to collect seed from, I'm growing at home. Next year, I'll only plant veggies in half of the garden, and will plant buckwheat and clover in the remaining half, then do the same with the veggie plot the year after that.
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#CommunityGardens #NewZealand / #Aotearoa
"#CommunityGardening is where a single pieces of land is gardened collectively by a group of people.
The purpose and benefits of community gardens can be:
- Provides fresh healthy food.
- Creates a sense of community in local areas.
- Can reduce the feeling of isolation and loneliness for local residents.
- Gives people healthy exercise in fresh air.
- Can improve the neighbourhood environment.
- Can give participants a sense of connection to nature, that can be therapeutic and relaxing creating a sense of well being.
- Can be used as an educational opportunity for children and adults to understand and appreciate nature and how food can be produced.
- Can reduce the use of fossil fuel and associated CO2 emissions, by saving people from driving to the supermarket to buy food, and reducing the amount of food needed to be transported significant distances to markets.
- Saves money for participants who don’t have to buy so much food.Ownership.
"The land is typically publicly owned by the local council. Although it may be privately owned land that is used. The management is often by a community organisation that elects members to perform the various management roles. Sometimes a security fence with access restricted to members of the collective is required to reduce theft and vandalism problems.
Types of gardens.
"Most community gardens are aimed at food production. But there are also collectives that are aimed at #HabitatRestoration with #NativePlants for conservation and recreation purposes. Also some gardens are more for amenity recreational uses and can include art such as sculpture, garden furniture for seating, and #ChildrensPlay areas. Some combine all of these features, so require careful planning to achieve these all these aims. There are also groups such as #GreenGuerrillas of #NewYork who started out doing a more instant type of garden that may not be long lasting, but the organisation has developed and taken on larger long term projects."
Learn more:
https://gardeningnz.com/community-gardens-nz/#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #FoodSecurity #SpendTimeInNature #NatureBasedLearning #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO
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In Vancouver, a billionaire developer catches a garden tax break | Spare News https://www.allforgardening.com/1818094/in-vancouver-a-billionaire-developer-catches-a-garden-tax-break-spare-news/ #CommunityGardening #DogPark #Economy #garden #holborn #MetroVancouverRegionalDistrict #PROPERTY #redevelopment #SpareNews #tax #TaxBreak #vancouver
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Pocatello Breaks Ground on Community Garden Project | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1798465/pocatello-breaks-ground-on-community-garden-project-news/ #BrittaniHobson #city #community #CommunityGardening #garden #gardener #gardening #idaho #local #MarkDahlquist #neighborworks #Pocatello #PortneufRiver(idaho)
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Spent some time at the #CommunityGarden. I planted a couple of sunflowers (Mammoth type) and some butternut squash seedlings (since I decided to focus on summer squash and cukes in my home garden). The black beans were a little beat up from the stormy weather, but the potato plants are loving all the extra space (I moved them from containers) and rain.
Some of the flowers (Indian Blanket and Cornflower) are starting to come up. Grabbed some manure from the pile for my home compost pile (and yes, there's plenty to go around and I checked with the garden organizer).
The water tank has been filled up, so now I can bike over to weed and water (and just drive over when I have stuff to transport). I had thought about hooking up a metal grocery cart to my bike, but I'll have to look into the best way to do that. No pics because I left the phone at home. No neighbors today (but it's been drizzly). A little rain never stopped me from puttering around in the garden! 🌧️
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Anchorage seeks volunteers for Adopt-a-Garden program | Local & State News https://www.allforgardening.com/1736753/anchorage-seeks-volunteers-for-adopt-a-garden-program-local-state-news/ #Alaska #Anchorage #CommunityGardening #garden #ParksAndRecreation #RichOwens
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#Zuni Youth Enrichment Project
#FoodSovereignty Team Shares Knowledge, Nourishes Community This Fall
#CommunityGardening and #SeedSaving remain central to the team’s efforts, despite the challenges this year due to excessive summer heat, pervasive drought and a dwindling water supply. Fortunately, the garden at Ho’n A:wan Park is now thriving with the arrival of cooler fall temperatures and some rain.
Tue, October 7, 2025
Excerpt: "The food sovereignty team also recently hosted two workshops for the Zuni community. One was a virtual workshop on pickling, which #ZYEP recorded and uploaded to social media so it would always be accessible.
" 'Khass pickled cucumbers, chili peppers, onions and purslane, which grows abundantly here,' Seowtewa said, noting that purslane, a fleshy-leafed succulent plant, tastes a lot like artichoke hearts.
"ZYEP also hosted an in-person workshop in partnership with James and Joyce Skeets, owners of Vanderwagen, New Mexico-based Spirit Farm. Fifteen community members attended the workshop, which gave them opportunities to learn about—and taste—some of the plants grown at the farm, including basil, hyssop, chili peppers, mint, nasturtiums and Stevia leaf."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/zuni-youth-enrichment-project-food-173445353.html
#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #NewMexico #GrowYourOwn #PWNA #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience #ClimateChangeGardening
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Open source Highest Good food information: The whole handbook is 50 chapters in 5 volumes – a total of 792 pages, including 170 pages of color photos and illustrations. http://permaculturenews.org/2010/01/06/farmers-handbook/
#Permaculture #OpenSourceFood #SustainableAgriculture #RegenerativeFarming #GrowYourOwnFood #FoodSecurity #Homesteading #EcoEducation #CommunityGardening #RegenerativeLiving #HighestGoodFood #SoilHealth #SustainableFuture #FarmToTable #KnowledgeForAll
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"Reconnecting people with their food, and re-teaching people how to grow their own food, has the potential to positively and permanently change the world. It is possible to grow food that is fresher, healthier, and more diverse than what is currently found in the grocery stores..." https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/large-scale-gardening/
#GrowYourOwnFood #FoodSecurity #UrbanFarming #OrganicLiving #HealthyCommunities #FoodRevolution #Permaculture #CommunityGardening #FarmToTable #SustainableAgriculture
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the science behind kings college flower meadows
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Visiting two Brooklyn, NYC community gardens this afternoon for some bio-blitzing:
* East 4th St, Caton Av - Ft Hamilton Pkwy
* Prospect Farm, 1194 Prospect Av#CommunityGardening #Brooklyn #NYC #iNaturalist #Bugs #iNaturalist #BioBlitz
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For the past several years, our community has gone all out on the downtown planters. Lewistown has never looked better. #community #communityplanters #planters #publicplanters #publicworks #civicduty #gardener #gardening #communitygardening #lewistown #pennsylvania #smalltown
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The Heritage Seed Library (HSL) maintains the national collection of heritage and heirloom vegetables and aims to conserve vegetable varieties that are not widely available, sharing seed with our members to grow and enjoy.
https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/what-we-do/hsl#SolarPunkSunday #Seeds #SeedLibrary #SeedLibraries #Gardening #Plants #Vegetables #Organic #Volunteer #Community #CommunityGardening
