Urban garden effort grows youth interest
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A tomato ready to ripen at Alton’s Inner City Garden.Submitted|For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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A pepper plant at Alton’s Inner City Garden.Submitted|For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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A youth enjoys the fruits of her labor last week at Alton’s Inner City Garden.Submitted|For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Youth enjoy the fruits of their labor last week at Alton’s Inner City Garden.Submitted|For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
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Youth pick tomatoes last week at Alton’s Inner City Garden.Submitted|For The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
New urban garden effort begun in Alton
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The new Inner City Garden off of Elm Street in Alton, near the former Eunice Smith school, is ready for care by four Alton youth. The program, led by Lee Barham, is sponsored by the Alton Housing Authority in collaboration with Theodora Farm in Godfrey and its manager, Kris Larson. Show MoreShow Less
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ALTON A new community garden is on its way to the hands of residents through the hands of its children.
The Inner City Garden has been sown and is ready for care by four Alton children. The garden is located at a fenced-in lot off of Elm Street in Alton, near the former Eunice Smith school. It is sponsored by the Alton Housing Authority in collaboration with Theodora Farm in Godfrey and its manager, Kris Larson.