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Davis program plans raised beds at 5th Street community garden to help older gardeners
Summary
Parks and Community Services officials told the Senior Commission they plan to install about 22–24 raised beds at the 5th Street community garden, aiming for installation by March with support from California Volunteers fellows and a city fee-subsidy program for low-income gardeners.
Kelly Vidich, program coordinator in Davis Parks and Community Services, told the Senior Commission the city plans to install raised beds at the 5th Street community garden to make gardening more accessible for older residents and those with mobility limits.
Vidich said the project would repurpose an underused back area of the garden to create roughly 22 to 24 raised beds, each roughly 8 by 2 by 2, that the city would rent to individuals and community groups such as Mutual Housing. "What we want to do is install raised…
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