Community Gardens VISTA Geoff Vitiello and VISTA Elizabeth Sibell-Field are working together to bring gardens to the Manatee County Housing Authority's Pine Village. Liz is serving at the housing authority to build self-sufficiency among the residents and ultimately move them out of government housing.
She has already planted a container garden (made of 5 gallon plastic buckets) in front of the office and now she and Geoff Vitiello are bringing a 4' x 4' garden to the community. With help from the inmates at the Manatee County Jail (they make the frames), the garden materials were delivered to Pine Village on Monday.
Liz hopes this will inspire the residents to grow some of their own vegetables and be able to serve more nutritious meals, as well as lower the cost of their grocery bills.
Now, if it will only warm up, they can plant their winter crops.
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