The treasures of New England include the many efforts to teach, support, and encourage the young people of this region.
One example of such an effort is in Brookline, MA, where several local teenagers have cultivated vegetable gardens in public housing yards and at the Brookline Community Foundation offices during the summer. The teenagers were paid for the work, which included building, planting, weeding, and harvesting at the three sites.
The eight-week program, now in its second year, is sponsored by Bountiful Brookline. It is funded by the community foundation, the Brookline Housing Authority, and the Park School Foundation. Produce from the gardens was made available to the Brookline Food Pantry and to local restaurants.
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