![Before and after photos of the Community Pantry’s Community Hope Garden. Photo Credit: NativeStars](/images/resized/images/news/2016/73_aug26/10_100_100.jpg)
Alice Perez, executive director at the Jim Harlin Community Pantry, wants to green-up Gallup, one person at a time. The “Garden Party,” held by the Pantry, serves as a recruiting tool to get people involved with the project, Perez said.
The party is held Sept. 3, from 1 to 4 pm, and relates to the Pantry’s Hope Garden, which was founded in 2009 on several acres.
“The Community Hope Garden site is directly west to the entrance of the Community Pantry,” Perez said. “We teach people to grow organically grown items that will enhance their health. Every person who rents out their own box is allowed to grow whatever they want.”
The Hope Garden is a multi-faceted educational...