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Ranson Community Gardens (2024) Print
2024 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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This project will add heritage apple trees to a community garden, activating an unused space in the floodplain. Once planted, a trail with a bench will connect the new orchard to the rest of the gardens and an indoor walking path popular with older adults.
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