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Northshore October 2025
In the last two years, requests for space in the community garden at Gloucester's Burham's Field, an active park in a densely packed neighborhood close to downtown, have tripled. “City residents have made it clear that they want access to more places to grow their own food in Gloucester,” says Jess Reid, program director at Backyard Growers, the nonprofit urban gardening nonprofit that manages the community garden. “Community gardening at a site like Burnham’s Field is a low-cost and sustainable way for people to access fresh food year after year." So, in the face of this soaring demand, Backyard Growers, has announced a plan t
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