Cheers to Volunteers – Powell Gardens
Retired people, college interns, teens fulfilling community service for school credit, master gardeners, and master naturalists all find a place to volunteer at Powell Gardens. It takes a lot of people working hard and having fun at the same time to make Powell Gardens the beautiful place it is.
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Julia Hunter Graves drove the Heartland Harvest Garden Tram. |
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Carol Loveall, Martha Hawthorne and Ken Ray worked in the Fun Foods Farm to teach children about healthful eating and how plants grow. |
Additional photos also featured in the January 23, 2016 issue
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