20170821 - LCJ Lind Comm Garden (hrb)

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Dawn Czarny, Lindenhurst trustee weeds a plot at the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District. Czarny is the liason between the Village of Lindenhurst and the Lindenhurst Environmental Commission which manages the Community Garden.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Joyce Dever, of Lindenhurst (center) waters some tomato plants next to Dawn Czarny, (left), Village of Lindenhurst trustee and Ryan Brandes, member of the Village of Lindenhurst Environmental Commission, at the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District. Dever is also a member of the Lindenhurst Environmental Commission.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Ryan Brandes, a member of the Village of Lindenhurst Environmental Commission, looks at a large zucchini grown on a plot by a gardener at the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District. The Lindenhurst Environmental Commission sponsors the garden along with the Lindenhurst Park District.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Ryan Brandes, member of the Village of Lindenhurst Environmental Commission, looks at some corn grown on a plot by a gardener at the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District. 10 plots were sold this year and the garden can hold up to 12 plots. The garden can extend to 100 plots next year if there is more interest. The Lindenhurst Community Garden is managed by the Lindenhurst Environmental Commission in cooperation with the Lindenhurst Park District.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Joyce Dever and Ryan Brandes, both members of the Lindenhurst Environmental Commission stand next to Dawn Czarny, a trustee with the Village of Lindenhurst as she waters the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District. The garden is managed by the Lindenhurst Environmental Commission.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Globe basil is grown by a gardener at the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Vegetables picked from the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media Ripe tomatoes are ready to be picked by the gardener who planted them in the Lindenhurst Community Garden behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District.

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Candace H. Johnson - for Shaw Media The Lindenhurst Community Garden sits behind the Parkman Pavillion at the Lindenhurst Park District. It is managed by the Lindenhurst Environmental Commission.