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Palo Alto presents community-garden update: 5 sites, wait lists and fee structure explained
Summary
Recreation staff told commissioners the city manages five community-garden sites with more than 420 plots, described volunteer support and discounts, and answered questions about wait lists, enforcement and program guidelines.
Eric Bridal, Palo Alto’s recreation coordinator for open space, told the Parks and Recreation Commission on Nov. 25 that the city’s community-garden program emphasizes organic practices, volunteer stewardship and equitable access. "The Palo Alto Community Gardens are places where gardeners adhere to organic gardening principles," Bridal said, describing a program that now covers five sites and more than 420 plots.
Bridal outlined the five sites—Rinconada, Eleanor Pardee, Johnson, Ventura and Rastro de Oro—and the program’s operations. Rinconada is the largest with about 195 plots and high foot traffic because of its proximity to the Rinconada Library and Palo Alto Art Center. Eleanor Pardee and Rinconada host the city’s demonstration and monarch way-station plantings. Volunteer liaisons help manage wait lists, enforce guidelines and report maintenance needs; Bridal named several liaisons…
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