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SALT LAKE CITY — Urban gardens will be planted in South Salt Lake and Magna under Salt Lake County's 2011 Community Garden Pilot Project.
The sites, 3700 S. Main and 2700 S. and 9050 West, were selected among eight candidate locations.
South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood, the South Main Health Clinic and residents Crystal Hovey, Becky Norton and Starr Campbell provided local support for the Main Street garden. Locally grown food will support the clinic's nutrition and anti-obesity programs.
One of my goals as Urban Farming program manager is to create opportunities for Salt Lake County citizens to engage in healthier lifestyles and more sustainable food options
–Julie Peck-Dabling
Crystal Hovey, Becky Norton and Starr Campbell of Magna helped mobilize residents of their community to support a garden. Hovey presented the county with 83 signatures of support from the Magna residents.
The county will partner with Wasatch Community Gardens to form the community gardening groups. WCG will teach organic gardening techniques, water saving irrigation methods and provide leadership training.
“One of my goals as Urban Farming program manager is to create opportunities for Salt Lake County citizens to engage in healthier lifestyles and more sustainable food options,” said Julie Peck-Dabling.
“Community gardens not only support these goals, they do so by bringing neighbors together, thus encouraging close-knit communities. I’m excited to get this project off the ground and look forward to creating more gardens like these in the future.”
Community gardens are food and/or flower gardens grown by members of the community, the harvests of which are available to the public.
Victory Gardens during and following World War I and World War II are common examples of community gardens.
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