| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Sat, 16 Nov 2019 20:04:00 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Community gardens on browfiedss |
Dothan's first community garden could be expanding By Ashley Brown | Posted: Wed 6:07 PM, | Updated: Wed 7:27 PM, Nov 13, 2019 WTVY News (Dothan, AL) November 13, 2019 DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) All over Dothan properties in urban environments have been left abandoned or are underutilized. They're called brownfields. "There are also sites that have at least a suspicion of being contaminated therefore may be an impediment to their ability to be renovated or purchased," says senior project manager Greg Stover. The founder of Aunt Katie's Community Garden, Michael Jackson, hopes to use one of those properties for expansion. "It will create a healthier environment; our children will know more where their food comes from and the adults too," says Jackson. … For the entire story, see https://www.wtvy.com/wrgx/content/news/Dothans-first-community-garden-could-be-expanding-564884262.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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