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Abacoa Community Garden

We’ve all given So far, volunteers like
to food drives with Lila DiOrio, Tom and
canned and boxed Liz Poulson and Cindy
donations, which are Baer have harvested 55
great, but it’s not the pounds of collards and
same as one of the another five pounds of
most needed staples at other vegetables such as
food banks, and that’s radishes, celery, chard
fresh produce. That’s and lettuce. Past years
where the Abacoa have seen more than
Community Garden 500 pounds of produce
comes in. donated.
Every year, as The food never goes
part of its mission to waste at Extended Collard greens Chinese celery
statement, the Hands, which serves hundreds of hungry people each
community garden donates healthy fresh produce to area week, aiming to serve low-income families from the For those keen on contributing to the community
charities, including places like Hannah’s Home of South West Palm Beach and Riviera Beach communities. Fresh garden, and in turn to help Helping Hands, please come
Florida, El Sol Neighborhood Resource Center in Jupiter, vegetables can be a cost burden for some families, and to the garden on Saturday between 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. to
and Extended Hands Community Outreach in West Palm so the donations are a welcome and nutritious offering. get information on participating.
For those interested in adding to Helping Hands
While independent beds are currently filled up
Beach. The donations to the nonprofit Extended Hands efforts, contact Audrey Ades at audade@yahoo.com. and waiting-list only, the community beds come with
BACK THE membership to the garden. That includes beds for unique
continue in 2021, the eighth year of the partnership.
plants, herbs, fruit and flowers.

Those interested can become a member today. For more
BADGE 1022 Community Drive (across from Addington Place Senior
information, contact Esther Forrest by email at efberkowitz@
gmail.com. All forms are available in the garden mailbox at
Living) or online at www.abacoa.com.

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