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School committee approves expansion of Francis Wyman community garden to boost pantry yield
Summary
Volunteers told the committee the People Helping People volunteer garden needs a 25‑foot buffer expansion to raise annual produce yield; the school committee unanimously approved the request and asked staff to coordinate DPW and conservation details.
The Burlington Public Schools School Committee unanimously approved on March 11 a plan to expand the volunteer community garden on the Francis Wyman School grounds, a project volunteers said will increase the garden’s annual yield for the town’s food pantry.
The committee voted to allow the People Helping People Victory Garden to clear part of a hill behind the garden and establish a 25‑foot buffer; the motion passed without recorded opposition.
Peter Capola, senior volunteer at…
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