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The Churchill Community Garden is the newest of FOOD for Lane County's three gardens. The garden is located between Churchill High School and Kennedy Middle School at 2200 Bailey Hill Road in Eugene. Surrounded by several schools, the garden is teeming with students, particularly throughout the spring and fall. Teachers from Churchill High School, Kennedy Middle School and the Lane School use the garden as an outdoor classroom, and students have the opportunity to work with the Gardens Coordinator to plan, design and implement school demonstration beds. Produce grown in the school beds is donated to FOOD for Lane County for distribution. Students learn the value of eating a nutritious diet, gain an understanding of how food is grown and distributed and value the ability to serve their community and make a difference.
At the Churchill Community Garden, 50 community garden plots are available for rent for $15-$40 (sliding scale) to cover the costs of maintaining the equipment, irrigation and tools of the garden. Community gardeners come from a range of backgrounds and hold monthly work parties that encourage them to share knowledge and skills with each other. Through a partnership with a local nonprofit Huerto de la Familia/The Family Garden, Latino families participate in the garden sharing thier unique gardening methods while growing food for thier families.
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