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NEW for 9/9: Lilburn Daze, judicial slowness, urban farming

NEW for 9/9: Lilburn Daze, judicial slowness, urban farming

Click here to read the latest edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: 50th anniversary of Lilburn Daze around the corner on Oct. 8
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s another way the progress of justice is being slowed
ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett teens get introduction to urban farming
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Here’s a student caught in Catch 22 Pell Grant situation
UPCOMING: Library Foundation to honor three at Gala on October 15
NOTABLE: County plans Diverse Festival Saturday at GJAC
RECOMMENDED: Continental Drifter by Marianna Harris
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Abraham Baldwin, a distinguished Georgian, founded UGA
MYSTERY PHOTO: Take a close look at what’s going on in this Mystery
CALENDAR: British Car Fayre coming to Norcross again on Saturday

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by · September 9, 2022 · Full issues
From left are Cristina Vasquez (mentor and mom); Gwendolyn Washington (mentoring farmer); and summer cohort interns Alyssa Mondesir, LilyAnna Butler, Sarah Salazar and Logan Zimmerman. (Photo by Mariana Vazquez).

ANOTHER VIEW: Gwinnett teens get introduction to urban farming

By Mariana Vazquez  |  For eight Gwinnett County teenagers, their introduction to urban farming began as a way to help others.  “Feed Gwinnett” a paid youth internship organized by the non-profit Gardens for Growing Community emphasizes interpersonal and work skills development while addressing food insecurity, a problem affecting approximately 44,000 children under the age of 18 in Gwinnett County alone.

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by · September 9, 2022 · Another View