www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Gwinnett and the city of Lawrenceville recently received a $10,000 grant from Food Well Alliance for a new community garden near the Lawrenceville Senior Center at Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 East Crogan St. in Lawrenceville.
The alliance’s City Agriculture Grant will support construction of the Lawrenceville Community Garden and the development of an urban agriculture plan. The program will help connect the community to needed services, offer classes on healthy lifestyles, and offer social opportunities to people in the area.The grant will also help support Live Healthy Gwinnett’s Harvest Gwinnett initiative.The garden is expected to offer rentable plots, community shared rows, handicap accessible beds, a compost area and education space. The shared rows will provide fruits and vegetables to be donated to co-ops, churches and people in need. The first planting is set for late April.
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