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Vol. 39, No. 3
August 2025
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St. JoSeph edition Reaching South Bend and SuRRounding countieS
PRUNING — Master Gardener Vicky Rydzynski prunes the strawberry crop at Growing Together in Unity Gardens. In the roughly seven years since the program started, the Master Gardeners have donated two tons of produce to St. Margaret’s House.
GROWING TOGETHER — From left, volunteers with the Master Gardeners’ Growing Together team Shari Herman, Eileen Whitlock, Patty Fowler and Vicky Rydzynski show the produce they’ve grown at the Unity Gardens in South Bend. Photos by Maksym Hart. TENDING THE GARDEN — Eileen Whitlock tends to the planters for Growing Together in Unity Gardens. The self-funded Master Gardener project is one of several community and educational initiatives that gives back to the community.
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