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4th Street Farms Wins Award

The Growing to Green Awards honor the dedication and hard work of many central Ohio communities and individuals while furthering Growing to Green’s objective of promoting participation in city beautification and community gardening. The Growing to Green Awards provide an excellent opportunity to have garden projects recognized for its contributions to the Columbus Community. Garden Award categories include Community, Educational, Youth, Neighborhood Beautification, and Sustainability. … Continue reading 4th Street Farms Wins Award

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Make A Difference

On Saturday, October 22nd, as part of a nationwide “Make a Difference Day,” over 180 amazing Hands On Central Ohio volunteers came out on a crisp fall day to “Make a Difference” in Weinland Park. Gathering at the Weinland Park Elementary to sign in and prepare for the day, volunteers from the “Y,” City Year, Godman Guild, Weinland Park Community Civic Association, and other organizations were all … Continue reading Make A Difference

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Food Not Lawns

Last week in lieu of our regular work day in the garden at 4th Street, we were at Comfest and in addition to members volunteering in Clean Up & Recycling, Wine, Food Fairy, Archives, and Safety, we also were at the Solar Stage sharing with a larger community our work at 4th Street. For those not familiar, ComFest (officially The Community Festival) is a large, free, non-corporate, music and … Continue reading Food Not Lawns

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