Shanti Community Farms Inc. (2023) Print

star-24px 2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Community Gardens
The project will create a new urban farm for the neighborhood, which is home to African and Bhutanese immigrant families, with individual garden plots and elevated beds for older gardeners.

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