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Garden City Harvest ~ Missoula, Montana

Garden City Harvest builds community through agriculture by growing produce with and for people with low-incomes, offering education and training in ecologically conscious agriculture, and using our sites for the personal restoration of youth and adults. Learn more about our Community Gardens and Neighborhood Farms.

In the Media

	City of Missoula chips in to help expand community garden KECI, Faith Cronen, 5/6/2013 MISSOULA, Mont. - Dozens of folks showed up at Monday night’s Missoula City Council meeting to encourage the city of Missoula to help Garden City Harvest purchase its first community garden parcel. This means residents will have even more opportunity to get their hands dirty this summer and learn tips for growing nutritious fruits and veggies. Read more here . .
	Cold snap worries fruit tree growers KECI, Kevin Maki, 4/30/2013 MISSOULA, Mont. - Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning will be a crucial time for fruit tree growers. With weather as cold as this, fruit crops are at serious risk.Fruit tree growers are paying extra attention to weather reports, and reviewing their trees to see just how vulnerable they are. Read more here . . .
	Cold temperatures keep Missoula Valley growers on their toes Missoulian, Rob Cheney, 4/30/2013 The arrival of May likely won’t bring relief for gardeners trying to frost-proof their plants. At the Missoula PEAS Farm in the Rattlesnake Valley, Josh Slotnick had his volunteers double-covering the rows of leafy greens and radish seeds on Tuesday afternoon. The low temperature overnight was expected to drop to 25. Read more here . . .
	Missoula committee OKs open space funds for River Road garden purchase Missoulian, Keila Szpaller, April 17, 2013 Greg Price has been growing flowers and vegetables at the River Road Community Garden and Neighborhood Farm for 10 years, and he feared one day, someone would want to build on top of the rich soil . . . Read more here.
	Open Space; Buying the farm Missoula Independent, Jessica Mayrer, 3/21/2013 As spring shoots poke through the soil at the River Road Neighborhood Farm and Community Garden, farm manager Greg Price rattles off the dozens of different types of greens that he'll nurture this season. "Kale, corn, potatoes," he says, "celeriac, which is a celery root..." Price has served as the farm manager since 2002. As the Missoula City Council deliberates a proposal that, if approved, will enable him to plant a wider variety of produce on the 3.25-acre property, he's even more excited about the farm's prospects than in years past. "It's a huge deal for us," he says. Read more here . . .
	Wanna dig in the dirt? MTPR, Edward O'Brien, 3/21/2013 If so, you don’t have that much longer to wait! Chilly early spring days like this one don’t lull experienced Montana gardeners into complacency; they know warmer weather’s just around the corner and they’re getting ready for it. Listen to the full interview here. . .