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Stories of the People’s Gardens

Stories Across the Country

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Learn more about the Flagship People’s Gardens and read their stories along with those of the 1,600 and growing People’s Garden nationwide!

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USDA Earth Day 2024 at the People’s Garden

Video embed of the USDA Earth Day 2024 event

Fridays on the Farm: Growing Hope with Gardens

Jonathan Groveman, NRCS, California | May 19, 2023

City Slicker Farms

Area 2 Farms: Growing Farms Near You

FPAC Strategic Communications | November 28, 2023

Farewell and Thanks to Jorge, Our Headquarters Peoples Gardener

FPAC Strategic Communications | Oct 26, 2023

Jorge holding seed trays with Christie Vilsack, Master Gardener and wife of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack

Happy Compromise Farm: Nourishing Their Community, Body and Soul

FPAC Strategic Communications | Oct 17, 2023

Want to Compost in Your Garden Bed? Let the Worms Do It! | USDA

Jorge Penso, Natural Resources Conservation Service | April 13, 2023

Volunteers in the People’s Garden

Ask the Expert: A Q&A on Urban Conservation and Gardening in the Summer with Brooke Franklin | Farmers.gov

Kathryn Fidler, FPAC Public Affairs | August 29, 2022

Welcome to the People’s Garden | USDA

David Kidwell-Slak, Plant Materials Center Manager, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | August 03, 2022

People working at the USDA People's Garden

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