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Plant a Row Community Garden Plant a Row Community Garden From "Fresh from the Garden" episode DFFG-123

A group of Master Gardeners in Fayette County, Georgia started their own vegetable garden as part of the Plant a Row for the Hungry program. The 100-foot by 200-foot garden is now in its fourth year and averages one ton of fresh produce each year....

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	Master Gardener volunteers do all of the work.
	One corner of the garden has been set aside for local grade-school children.

• Master Gardener volunteers do all of the work: preparing the soil, planting the vegetables, weeding the beds, watering the crops, treating for insects and disease, harvesting, and finally, delivering the produce to a handful of charitable organizations throughout the county.

• One corner of the garden has been set aside for local grade-school children, who work alongside the Master Gardeners for a first-hand lesson in the magic of gardening.

• The Plant A Row for the Hungry campaign was launched in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association of America. They ask local gardeners to plant one extra row of vegetables in their gardens, and then donate that extra produce to local soup kitchens or food banks.

• To learn more about Plant A Row for the Hungry in your area, call 1-877-492-2727, go online to http://www.gwaa.org/par or email the organization at PAR@gwaa.org.