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GROW FREE FOOD @growfreefood.bsky.social · Jan 22
Pollinating Insect Sightings - Google My Maps
Mapping pollinating insects sightings so have you noticed, please make note & Share - Collaborative Mapping - There are many important pollinating insect species like Wasps, Butterflies, Moths, Flie...
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Tehachapi Valley, California 93501
Healthcare District renews access license with Tehachapi Community Garden after disagreement on food insecurity
At a regular meeting Tuesday, the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors voted unanimously to renew an access license for The Village Tehachapi Community Garden, but not before some
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January 26, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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"Can you sense patterns?" - the sixth sense
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4QN, United Kingdom
Shining a light on community growing across Midlothian - Midlothian View
Climate and Nature Friendly Communities Network celebrates impact in Midlothian.
www.midlothianview.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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#ColumbusOH #ColumbusOhio
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Franklin Park Conservatory launches Urban Garden Leadership Academy
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens has unveiled the Urban Garden Leadership Academy (UGLA), a new initiative aimed at empowering leaders in Centra
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December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#California #SanMateo County
www.almanacnews.com/san-mateo-co...
Nonprofit nurtures neighborhood health
In San Mateo County, abundance and deprivation are often at odds. The food space is no exception. Neighborhoods abound with fruit trees and farmers markets border homes of hungry residents. The latest...
www.almanacnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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#Minneapolis #Minnesota
#MinneapolisMinnesota
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Opinion | In challenging times, Somali teens are cultivating beauty in Cedar-Riverside
For years, we’ve been hearing about all the ways that Minneapolis is dying. Yet what I saw in Cedar-Riverside was a model of the best Minneapolis can be, Will McGrath writes.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Sycamore Gap sapling brings hope to Elswick
A Newcastle community organisation has marked a symbolic moment as a sapling has been planted to honour a lost North… | North East | Culture | Event | Community | Wellbeing | Heritage |
bdaily.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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#LlantwitMajor
#UnitedKingdom
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Community garden takes a top award
THE CF61 Gardening Project is celebrating after receiving an ‘Outstanding’ award for ‘Community Engagement’ from the Royal Horticultural Society and Britain in Bloom.
glamorganstar.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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#Mongoose #Junction
#MongooseJunction
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Community Garden Project on St John Aims to Cultivate Food Security and Resilience
The Community Garden Corp is stewarding a new project on St. John geared toward addressing food security and fostering community connection. This initiative, born from a vision of a more self-reliant ...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Loretta Powell's family moved to Detroit in May 1967, two months before the city's uprising.
- Her father worked in the auto industry, grew vegetables, and taught Powell how to garden.
- Powell's Little Detroit Community Garden has now celebrated four harvests #Detroit
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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#Detroit
Legacy in bloom: Loretta Powell builds community on Detroit’s east side
Little Detroit Community Garden, founded by Loretta Powell, serves as a community hub promoting sustainability on Detroit's east side.
planetdetroit.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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#AltadenaCalifornia
#Altadena #California
Volunteers band together after beloved landmark is devastated by fire: 'Some people might argue we didn't really need to do all this'
"One of the hardest things that human beings have to do."
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November 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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#WaverlyNY
Adirondack Garden Club announces annual Founders Fund grants
KEENE—The Adirondack Garden Club recently awarded six grants from the club’s 1928 AGC Founders Fund to nonprofits making a positive impact on the Adirondack environment. The 1928 AGC Founders Fund was...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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#TaipeiCity #Taiwan
#TaipeiTaiwan
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Football Stadium Turned Community Garden
As part of a city-wide urban greening program, Taipei turned an abandoned football stadium into a community garden. Here’s
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November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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#AtlanticCity
Atlantic City police and firefighters help community garden grow | Breaking AC
Volunteers are welcome to join as the build continues this week.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#NewYork #Syracuse
#NewYorkSyracuse
SU students complete barn project in Brady Farm community garden partnership
For the past year, a group of SU students worked with Brady Farm, a local community garden, to help design and construct a barn.
dailyorange.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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#BlueZone #Naturallife
#Mentalhealth
Gardening can boost your mental health
Feeling stressed or tired? Gardening might be the perfect way to relax and recharge.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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#studysuggests #recherche
City gardens buzzing with pollinators, study finds
Christchurch study suggests urban gardeners could help preserve essential bees and flies.
www.farmersweekly.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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#BirminghamAlabama
#Birmingham #Alabama
Blazer Garden: Growing More Than Just Vegetables | Benevolent Fund
www.uab.edu
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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#Oregon
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Pendleton’s new garden to open in spring of 2026 - East Oregonian
Pendleton’s new community garden opens spring 2026, offering plots, educational programs and opportunities to grow fresh food.
eastoregonian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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St Michael's American Carpatho Russian Orthodox #Church
Growing success at the Cordova Community Garden  | The Cordova Times
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November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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#PittsfordNY #NewYork
480 Mendon Rd, Pittsford, NY #14534
Pittsford Community Garden | Pittsford
www2.townofpittsford.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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#government #shutdown
#governmentshutdown #resolutions
‘Community, not just food': Volunteers help local garden amid shutdown
As the government shutdown stretches on, hundreds of volunteers and furloughed workers in Northern Virginia helped build community gardens to offset food insecurity for local families. The gardens are...
www.nbcwashington.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM