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Resident urges backyard and community gardening to ease rising food costs
5882879 · August 25, 2025
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At the July 28 Lake County School Board meeting, Amanda Bertrand urged residents to consider backyard and container gardening as a way to supplement household food supply amid rising grocery prices.
Amanda Bertrand of The Villages spoke during public input at the July 28 Lake County School Board meeting and urged residents to consider backyard and container gardening to help offset rising grocery prices.
Bertrand said immature luffa fruit can be cooked and eaten like cucumber or squash and…
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