Volunteer-run Buena Park community garden continues to grow through 'knowledge and seeds'

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Gingko Organic Gardens volunteers have been passing down 'knowledge and seeds' for 30 years.

Gingko Organic Gardens has been rooted in Chicago's Buena Park since 1994, growing all its fruits and vegetables for the Vital Bridges food pantry.Tucked away in the Buena Park neighborhood is one of Chicago's oldest community gardens.

They grow about 800 pounds of produce a year which is a lot for the all-volunteer garden. The founding members of the garden have moved on but not before passing down their skills to the current core group of volunteers.

 

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