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Growing Communities

through Gardens



Wht Is Commuity Grde?A coity gae is ay piece o a gaee by a gop o

peope. Coity gaes ae as aie as the eighbohoos i

which they ae ocate. Coity gaes ae ocate at schoos,

pas, hosig pojects, paces o woship, acat ots, piate

popeties o aywhee thee is ope a a ots o sight. Each

is eeope to eet the ees o the peope who coe togethe to

gow its, egetabes, owes, hebs a othe pats o coo

go. A coity gae ca be ay size o shape, o age

gaes o two o thee aces, to jst a ew aise bes i a ba

paig ot.

Coity gaes big peope togethe. They see a aiety

o pposes. Gaes poie esh its a egetabes to those o

a iite bget a those withot gaeig space. Soe gaes

ocs o gowig oo o the gaees thesees. Othe gaesoate thei poce to the hgy. Soe ocs o ecatio, o

o titio a eecise, whie othes ay se what they gow o

icoe. Soe sipy poie a pace to shae the oe o beig ot-

o-oos a gaeig.

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Growing Communitie

Gardens bring communities together. Not only are community gardens a good way to get more

fresh fruits and vegetables in our diets, they also allow us to be active outdoors and build astrong community.

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Types o Commuity GrdesThe coities that stat gaes ae as ie as

the types o gaes iste beow.

Commuities o Fith Grdes: Coitygaes ae ote associate with seice o aith

ogaizatios o chches. Poce o the gae

is soeties istibte eay aog gaees. It

ay aso be oate to chaities sch as oo bas

a sop itches.

School Grdes: With the iceasig iteest i

sciece a titio ecatio, ay piay

schoos pat gaes to see as “otoo eaig

aboatoies.” Cooy, aise be gaes ae

assige to casses at a patica gae ee. Has-

o-cica a actiities gie stets i eaig

ipotat cocepts.

Youth Grdes: I yoth gaes, o i

eighbohoos, at coity cetes a otheocatios, the ocs is o eaig. Yoth ea

how to gow poce a eeop othe ie sis,

icig the ipotace o goo titio,

teawo a paig. Soe yoth gaes ae aso

aet gaes that teach etepeeia sis.

Mrket Grdes: At etepeeia aet

gaes, gaees ea ot oy how to gow oo,

bt how to a bsiess seig its a egetabes

at oca aes’ aets o gocey stoes.

Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina:

Growing Communities through Gardens is a paig a esoce gie

o ayoe who is thiig abot

statig a coity gae. This

gie highights:

• Beefts o coity gaes

o heathy, oca ecooies,

ft boies a coecte

coities.

• Optios a esoces o

becoig ioe i coity

gaeig o statig a gaei yo ow coity a

ejoyig the poce o it.



Beefts o Commuity Grdes Participating in a Community Garden:

• Builds commuity. Thiig coity gaes ae a geat

way to big peope togethe a ceate heathy a stog

coities. Gaes ca icease coity ioeet a

eeopet, a ehace pesoa satisactio i a eighbohoo.

• Stregthes bods. Gaeig bigs aiies a eighbos

cose to ate a heps chie a ats ea how to cae o

the eioet.

• Sves moey. Gaees ca owe thei gocey stoe bis aea eta icoe by gowig thei ow oo.

• Cretes opportuities to coect. Gaes hep s eet

peope who ie eaby. Thee yo ca shae yo iteests a

esie to gae. Fo potc ies to coity seice,

oppotities to bi eatioships ae abat at gaes. .

• Icreses ruit d vegetble cosumptio. Ats who

paticipate i coity gaeig eat 1.4 ties oe its a

egetabes pe ay tha those who o ot. Coity gaees

ae 3.5 ties oe iey to eat fe o oe its a egetabes

seigs each ay. Fits a egetabes gow i a gae ay be

ess epesie a oe eaiy aaiabe tha poce at a gocey

stoe. Patig a haestig egetabes ae geat ways o ats

a chie to ea abot ew oos.

• Improves skills i ood preprtio. Fits a egetabes

ae a ic, easy a titios sac. They ca be pepae i a

be o ways i saas, sops, saces, sawiches a essets.

Coity gaes ae oe pace to teach peope how to pepae

titios a eicios oos. At coity potcs, gaees

ca shae ecipes a ejoy the its o thei abo with oe aothe.

• Icreses physicl ctivity. Gaeig ot oy bs caoies,

it toes sces a iceases eibiity.

• Teches lie d busiess skills. Paticipatig i coity

gaeig heps teach aabe ie sis sch as iscipie,

tieiess, pie, patiece, eaeship a esposibiity. I

gaes that ctio as a bsiess, gaees ca ea sis sch

as aetig, pacagig, cstoe seice, tobe-shootig a

eaeship.

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Get Redy• Idetiy d visit commuity grdes er you. The noth

Caoia Coopeatie Etesio Coity Gaes Web site

(http://ccoitygae.cs.e) has a ist o coity

gaes. Yo ay f a gae ea yo to joi o yo ight get

geat ieas o how to stat a sccess ew gae. Yo ca aso

a yo gae to the Web site to hep ecit ew ebes! The

Web site poies hep ioatio o statig a aagig a

coity gae a ca hep yo ca f soces o ig,

sees a ch oe.

• Determie who will work i d beeft rom thegrde. Estabish citeia o ebeship. Wi it be the yoth i

yo aea? Seio citizes? Wi it be esticte to eaby esiets o

ebes o a cetai gop?

• Determie logistics. layig ot the etais o ay-to-ay

opeatios i the begiig wi hep to ese its sccess.

deteie a stategy o assigig pots. decie a ae cea how

yo wi f acacies whe they occ. decie how to aitai

the gae’s coo aeas. They wi ee to be weee, watee

a ept eat. decie whethe to poie coity toos sch as

hoses a hoes. I so, how yo wi chec the ot to gaees?

Schee gop pojects, woays o potc ies. Socia eets

poote the sccess o the gae.

• Estblish ledership. keep it sipe a esposie. Stcte

ca poote stabiity, tst a a oatio o gowth. It aso

poies a aewo withi which ew eaes ca eeop.deeop a we-ogaize eaeship tea with specifc tass

assige to ieet peope. Yo wi ee iiias who oesee

gae ogaizatio, pateship eeopet, ecitet

a specia eets. Ice the peope who wi wo i a

beeft o the gae, eaby esiets a potetia pates.

Ietiy a iite ata eaes withi the coity. As yo

gae poject gows, yo ay ee oe tha oe peso to be

esposibe o each o these aspects. At that tie, yo ay f it

hep to o coittees.

• Defe (d write dow) your pl. Set shot a og-

te goas. decie how yo eaeship tea wi ae ecisios.defe pocesses o seectig eaes. decie the gae’s scope. Fo

eape, how age wi the gae be? Wi it tees be ice?

Wi yo se pesticies o ot?

• Develop budget. decie a caiy how es, i coecte, wi

be se a what seices gaees wi get i et. Gaes,

ie ay coity-biig pojects, ca cost a itte o a ot,

epeig o ay actos. Ceate a bget a a “wish-ist” o

what yo wi ee to be sccess. upate yo wish ist egay.

Ietiy how yo wi aise oey to sppot the gae.

Start Your Community Garden: Seps Success

GaRDEnS nEED:• Planning

• A dedicated groupof gardeners

• Land with safe soil

• Tools

• Seeds

• Water

• 6–8 hours of sunlight

• Compost or mulch area

• Proper drainage

• Sitting and/or

workbench area



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• Cosider isurce costs d requiremets. may

aowes eie iabiity isace. Howee, ay isace

caies a thei ewites ae ectat to coe coity

gaes. Epoe whethe ay o yo pateig ogaizatios,

sch as a oca schoo, ca poie isace o ee o at a iia

cost. I yo pchase isace, cosie woig with a f that

epesets ay ieet caies. Get seea otes, icig at

east oe o a ajo isace caie.

• Idetiy potetil sources o support (fcil, i-kid,politicl, medi, etc.). Fi ebes o the coity who

sppot gaeig as pat o thei poessio. loca etesio,

pbic heath a epatet o agicte sta wi iey be goo

esoces to cotact as we.

• Crete rules d guidelies. deeopig witte byaws eses

that the paig coittee agees abot how the gae opeates

a what to o whe pobes aise. Byaws ae aso se i

caiyig epectatios to gaees. I e eoceet becoes

ecessay, the steps ae cea a ai. deeop a ageeet that

oties the es, a as eey ebe to sig the.

• Recruit grdeers. To bi ebeship, yo ay wat to

ecit paticipats o yo gae. Yo ca cotact coity

ogaizatios, sch as chches a schoos, to ietiy potetia

gaees i yo aea. Post yes a aetise thogh oca

eia. Coect with esiets who ca hep “spea the ews.”

Prtership d Sposors• Seek donations of money, labor, land, soil amendments (compost,

etiize, etc.), toos, sees, pats, ch, ecig a sppies.

Cosie both stat-p a ecig epeses whe asig o

oatios. Thee ae eess possibiities o gae ig. Fi

a ist o ig ieas o the n.C. State uiesity Coity

Gaeig Web site: http://ccoitygae.cs.e/

• Develop a way to track your donors and sponsors. To build effective

eatioships with pates o oos, it is ipotat to tac eyioatio. keep a cet ist o pesoa cotact ioatio,

eests to oos, eetigs, oatio ates a aots.

tee e ny ypes f

organizations that choose to

sponsor and support community

gardens. The following places may

have land, resources, and interested

employees or clients.

• Churches• Citizen’s groups

• Community and senior centers

• Community service/development

ogaizatios

• Day Care and assisted living centers

• High density housing

eeopets

• Hospitals

• Municipalities

• Neighborhood associations

• Parks and recreation

• Private businesses

• Public housing and social service

athoities

• Retirement communities

• Schools

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Build the GrdeCoity a seio cetes ae geat coity gae sites.

Peope gathe at these paces with the epectatio o taig pat iogaize actiities. Becoig ioe with a cete pio to its

costctio iceases the ieihoo o space beig esee o gaes.

vacat ots ae wiey aaiabe i the ie city. Ote city

ofcias ae happy to sae oey by haig soeoe ese tae cae

o the popety. Chec with oca paig a zoig epatet

o eas. The Chaotte, n.C. Pas a receatio epatet has

state eeopig coity gaes i city pas i espose to

gaeig popaity.

negotite lese o witte ageeet which aows the space to

be se as a coity gae o at east fe yeas. The ageeet

sho ceay state:

• who is responsible for providing water and security;

• what liability insurance is required;

• how much the usage fee will be and when it is due;

• who will be responsible for clearing the property for gardening;

• what, if any, resources the owner will be providing for the garden;

• how the contract will be terminated; and

• who the primary contact person is for the garden and its land.

Cosie the pos a cos o woig towa oweship o the

gae site.

Desig the grde.

• Create a diagram of the garden with plot size(s) and location.

Ice paceet o stoage shes, copost, gatheig space,

aipoo beti boas, chie’s pot, a oaeta peiete

patigs o cb appea a iigatio esig. Ee i yo o ot

cety hae the esoces o each o these ites, pace the

o yo esig so they ca be ae ate. Pathways at east thee

eet wie ae ecessay to aow o wheebaows a cats to pass

betwee pots withot aagig pats.

• Remove existing rubbish and weeds; lay out the beds.

• Arrange for soil preparation.• Install an irrigation system. Available at many hardware stores, 1"

poyiy choie (PvC) pipe poies aeate wate ow a ca

be pace ego. Coeiety ocate spigots attache to

the ego PvC ca poie wate o gae pots. Yo ay

aso wat to cosie istaig ip iigatio o iiia bes.

Cosie eeze-poofg yo syste to peet ooig a a

high wate bi sho the pipes bst.

• Install a bulletin board to share information, meeting notices,

cotact ioatio a tas ists o gaees.

Choose site tht:

• is safe and convenient forgaees.

• has a safe, easily accessible

a aoabe wate soce.

• has healthy, well drained

soi. Coct a soi test to

ae se the soi is sae

a wi sppot pat ie.

• has six to eight hours of full

sight each ay.

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Prepre or chlleges.

Gaeig ca be a ewaig, bt it’s goo to ietiy

potetia chaeges i the begiig a tae actios to oecoe

the. Hee ae soe sotios to gaeig chaeges:

• Find quality topsoil. may potetia gae sites i coities

a at schoos hae ha the topsoi eoe ig gaig o

cosist o aios “f” ateias. I this is the case, yo ay ee

to ista aise bes with ipote topsoi. Bes sho be 12–24

iches ta.

• Prevent weed growth. Speciy how gaees wi aage wees i

yo gae ageeet. Assig esposibiity o aiteace o a

pots i the gae so o wees spea i tee pots. Ecoagethe se o ch ao pats i the gae to ece wee

gowth. I wees o gow, eoe the eay. The sae the wee,

the easie it is to eoe. By eoig wees beoe they owe a

set see, yo peet the et geeatio o wee gowth. Hae a

wo ay a ecoage gaees to wo togethe to p wees.

• Be a good neighbor. Copaits abot ept gaes o owy

behaio ca becoe a isse. To aoi this pobe, be se to

speciy i the es how gaees ae to aitai thei pots a

the coseeces o ot copyig. Eoce the es. Wo at

biig a positie eatioship with eighbos. Ogaizes sho

eet with the eighbos i peso to iscss coces a how they

ca be esoe. A we-ogaize gae with stog eaeship a

coitte ebes ca oecoe aost ay obstace.

• Avoid disputes between gardeners. Ogaizes sho actiey

ietiy a icy esoe isses betwee gaees. Stae the

coes o the pots to peet hoses o

beig agge acoss pats. Cosie

settig asie pat o the etie gae

as eithe ogaic o pesticie-ee.

Gop pots esigate as ogaic o

pesticie-ee togethe to iiize

potetia o cheica it o

othe gaees’ pots. Ceay statei the ageeet ay etiize a/

o pesticie se estictios a

saety eieets.

• Maintain abandoned plots. Otie

how yo wi aitai a e-

assig abaoe pots. Ogaizes

ca chage a iitia eposit to

coe the cost o ceaig p

abaoe pots.

Miimize thet.

• Designate a plot near the entrance for

peope to “hep thesees.” Pt p a

sig iitig isitos to haest o

this a oy this pot.

• Put up a sign identifying the garden as

a eighbohoo poject.

• Develop a shared vision and ownership

o the gae. nte eatioships

with eighbos a eighbohoo

esiets. reest thei assistace i

eepig a potectie eye ot oe the

gae.

• Plant potatoes and other root crops

that ae hae to haest o pat ess

popa egetabes aog the siewa

o ece. Ppe caiowe a beas,

a white eggpat ae stoe ess

eety.

• Install a fence. This will not keep out

soeoe who is eteie to coe

i. Howee, it ceay as possessio

o a popety a wi eep ot ogs,

ee a othe aias.

• Plant raspberries, blackberries, roses or

othe thoy pats aog the ece as

baie to ece cibes.

• Get old hoses donated rather than

pchasig ew hoses. O hoses ae

aey stoe.

• Encourage gardeners to plant more

tha they wi ee i pepaatio o

potetia osses.

• Keep gardeners and neighbors informe

o ay epote thet.

• Encourage gardeners and neighbors

to spe tie i the gae. Estabish

chie’s pots a iite yogpeope to paticipate. Ho eetigs,

a ecoage othes to ho eetigs

a socia eets i the gae.

These actiities ca hep to icease

the be o peope i the gae

a ecease the aot o tie it is

acat.



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Grow Fruits and Vegetables

nurture the soilCoct a soi test (ee at yo oca n.C. Coopeatie Etesio

ofce) a ae the soi base o the ecoeatios yoeceie. Soi biig is a o-goig pocess. Spea copost

aay. Gow coe cops to ipoe soi etiity. Fo oe

ioatio see www.ces.cs.e/chatha/ag/SstAg/

cocopie.ht. Aoi copactig soi. vegetabes gow icy

a cose ots o tiets. These st be epeishe egay,

sig copost, otte ae o etiize.

SelectChoose it o egetabe aieties that wi gow we i yo gae.

vaieties that thie i the otais aey o we at the coast. rea

the see pacet caey to see whee the pat gows best, whe

to pat, a to what pests a iseases the pat is esistat. visit

vegetabe vaieties o Gaees http://egaiety.cce.coe.e/

to eiew gaees’ atigs i yo aea.

Plt t the right timeI ost pats o noth Caoia, we hae thee gowig seasos: yo

ca pat spig cops i Febay a mach, se cops Api

thogh Jy, a a seco set o coo cops i Agst a Septebe.

Chec with yo oca Coopeatie Etesio ofce o a patig a

haestig gie specifc to yo egio. moe ioatio ca be

o at: www.ces.cs.e/chatha/ag/SstAg/patiggie.ht

WterCoity gaes o ot eie a eaboate wateig syste.

Ha wateig o a hose wos jst fe. dispese spigots

thoghot the gae to iiize aage oe to pats by

aggig hoses.

Mge pestsCae soi pepaatio, pat seectio, patig at the appopiate

tie a aeate wate wi iiize pest pobes. I yo f

eiece o a isect o isease, fst ecie whethe it is oigeogh aage to waat actio. I so, cosie soe “gee

ateaties” to pesticies: otate pats i pots o seaso to

seaso; pic isects o pats by ha; se ettig to eep bgs o

pats, a be i to aybgs a othe hep isects that eat

estctie bgs i the gae.

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From Garden to Table

• Pl d Plt. decie what is o egetabes a its yo

a yo aiy (o gop o gaees) ie to eat a the pat

the. I spig a a, cosie eay gees, sch as ettces,

spiach, aes, spig oios, a a a wite sashes. I

se, cosie cops sch as toatoes, sashes, hebs, peppes

a potatoes.

• Pick Produce t its Pek. Fits a egetabes oo a taste

thei best a ae ost titios whe they ae haeste at thei

pea, hae thei si itact, a o’t hae bises o cts. Chec

ot these Web sites o tips o whe to pic:

—http://csg.og/csysg_taie/HO-vegetabe%20Patig%20

&%20Haest%20Tips.p

—http://pataswes.ta.e/agae/ahaest.ht

• Store it Sely. Oe aatage o coity gaeig is that

the poce is as esh as the ay yo pic it. Foow these tips to

ete the ie a eep yo poce o spoiig. Stoe ettces

a gees wappe i pape towes o cea ish towes i the

ige. Peppes, sashes, aishes, eos a esh hebs ca

be stoe i the poce awes i the ige. Wite a a

sashes, oios a potatoes sho be stoe i a coo, a

pace i the itche o i the ige. Toatoes o best stoe i a

coo pace, bt aoi eigeatig. most poce wi ast oge

i yo postpoe washig ti jst pio to eatig. Whe yo

hae oe tha yo ca eat, cosie eezig, caig o yig

oo o ate se. visit www.ces.cs.e/Pbicatios/oo.

php#cosesaety o oe oo saety a peseatio tips.

• Wsh. Aways wash a scb poce e co ig wate.

Aog with ay soi o gowig, yo’ wash o ay ges that

ca ea to iess. Pepae oos sig a cea ie o a cea

sace o cttig boa.

• Fix, Et & Ejoy: Hve Fu with Fruits d Vegetbles.Gaeig ca be a aiy o gop actiity a yo haest ca

cotie to poie etetaiet ee ate yo hea hoe.

Fo eape, ty aig eibe at sig yo ow esh gow

poce. Hee’s what toos yo’ ee:—pates —cttig boa

—ie —coae

—caea

Ats poie speisio a hep pepae, wash, a ct

poce. Ct p its a egetabes ito ieet shapes so they ae

sabe pieces o eibe at. kis poie the ieas. Oe chie ca

hep with cttig a washig. Yoge chie ca set ot pates

a apis. Taig photos o the atwo ca ispie heathy eatig.

Growing and eating garden-

resh produce can decreaseoverall ood costs, introduce

group members to seasonal

produce, and provide lots o

nutrition in the orm o fber,

vitamins, minerals and more!

It’s also a great way to have

easy, quick and healthy meals.

Fo tips o seectig, stoig a

fig specifc n.C. gow its a

egetabes isit

www.theproducelady.org/.

Fo othe heathy ea paig

tips o ecipe ieas go to:

www.MyEatSmartMoveMore.com

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Market and Sustain the Garden

Thee ae ay ways to ceate eciteet a coity sppot

o yo gae. Fi ceatie ways to ioe yo oca eia a

othe ogaizatios to poote the gae. deeop yes a pace

the i bsy aeas i yo coity to ecit ebes. Possibeocatios ice gocey stoes, shoppig cetes, schoos, wosites

a chches.

To eep yo gae gowig, it is hep to shae yo sccesses

aog the way. Tae photos o the gae a ocet how

the gae has ipacte the ies o its

ebes. Tae tie to ceebate yo

gaeig sccesses. Chec ot coity

gaeig sccess stoies o the

www.FitsaveggiesnC.co Web site.

Commuity Grdeig Resources:

N.C. State University Community Gardens

use the i beow to get gaeig ioatio a

ig soces, joi the n.C. Coity Gae

istsee whee yo ca shae ieas, eets a

estios with othe gaees, seach o coity

gaes i yo aea a a yo gae.

http://ccoitygae.cs.e/

N.C. Cooperative Extensionwww.ces.cs.eCic o “Coty Cetes” to f oca Etesiosppot i yo coity.

Growing Small Farmswww.ces.cs.e/chatha/ag/SstAg/poctio.ht

American Community Gardening Associationwww.coitygae.og

Come to the Table: How People of FaithCan Relieve Hunger and Sustain Local Farmsin North Carolina www.coetothetabec.og

nutritio Iormtio:

My Eat Smart Move Morewww.myEatSatmoemoe.co

N.C. Fruits and Veggies Nutrition Coalitionwww.FitsaveggiesnC.co

Produce for Better Health Foundationwww.itsaeggiesoeattes.og

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)National Fruit and Vegetable Program www.itsaeggiesatte.go

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Keith Bldwi, PhD*Hoticte Speciaist, Coopeatie Etesio

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Die Beth, MS, RD, LDn*

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Lucy Brdley, PhD*uba Hoticte Speciaist, depatet o

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n.C. State uiesity

nilm Dvé, RD, LDnmPH Caiate, depatet o ntitio,

uiesity o noth Caoia at Chape Hi

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o 4-H Yoth deeopet a Faiy &

Cose Scieces, n.C. Coopeatie Etesio,

n.C. State uiesity

Meliss nelsomPH/rd Caiate, depatet o ntitio,

uiesity o noth Caoia at Chape Hi

Gaate Ite, Physica Actiity a ntitio


Croly Du, PhDPoesso a ntitio Speciaist, depatet o

4-H Yoth deeopet a Faiy & Cose

Scieces, n.C. Coopeatie Etesio, n.C. State

uiesity

Do Mcneil, RD, LDnn.C. Fits & veggies ntitio Coaitio Steeig

Coittee

Juliet T. Sherk, RLa, aSLalascape Achitect, The nata leaig

Iitiatie

Mrshll Stewrt, PhDdepatet Hea, State Poga leae,

depatet o 4-H Yoth deeopet a

Faiy & Cose Scieces, n.C. Coopeatie

Etesio, n.C. State uiesity

Cthy Thoms, MaEdBach Hea, Physica Actiity a ntitio


Sheree Thxto Vodick, Ma, RD, LDnHeathy Weight Coicatios maage,

Physica Actiity a ntitio Bach,

n.C. diisio o Pbic Heath

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n.C. diisio o Pbic HeathLucy HrrisEectie diecto, Soth East Eots deeopig

Sstaiabe Spaces (SEEdS)

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Pbic Heath

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