Orlando urban garden shuts down after fights with the city
For several years, Infinite Zion Farms has operated as an urban garden in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood. However, the property is now vacant.
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For several years, Infinite Zion Farms has operated as an urban garden in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood. However, the property is now vacant.
For the first time ever, someone broke into a shed and stole about $2,500 worth of equipment.
When Ray Warthen first started the garden in Parramore, it was full of trash and debris and the homeless who often slept there. But Warthen was determined to make the garden grow. His mission: making sure residents, whose average income he says is about $17,000 a year, have access to organic, locally grown produce.
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