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2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Public places
└ Community Gardens
└ Community Gardens
The project will expand a community garden for Hispanic families by adding a 50-foot-by-50-foot patch of tilled rows. Cooking, exercise, and gardening classes will augment the physical improvements.
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