Puwen shows the lettuce and broccolli to curious patrons
We got to talk to the Arlington Food Assistance Center's Puwen Lee today as she harvested the first crop of green leaf lettuce (and one head of broccoli) from our Plot Against Hunger garden.
Today is a food distribution day at AFAC, so these greens will be given out by this afternoon.
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Julie Damore does! Julie is a volunteer at Central Library who helps tend our Arlington Food Assistance Center vegetable garden. In this photo, taken by the staff at AFAC for their newsletter, she's holding a bouquet of broccoli and cucumbers. These...
- "tuesdays In The Garden" Lecture Series
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- Vegetable Garden At The Library
Come visit the Central Library for a first-hand look at what it takes to create an urban vegetable garden. Inspired by the Arlington Reads 2010 theme of food sustainability, the Library is partnering with a variety of community organizations and agencies...