Dianne Villesèche picked me up in her Jeep, the backseat full of garden supplies, and gave me a tour of what is becoming the North Coast Food Hub. In between gusts of wind and rain, she drove me to five schools and one former school site, where “the Hub” – the community-led initiative that Dianne is shepherding – is expanding greenhouses and gardens with the school district. “And this,” she gestured to the squared-off foundation next to the defunct Westview School, “will be a 25×98-foot greenhouse. All the food grown here will be distributed through the school food programs, the Friendship House, Salvation Army, and Food Bank, and sold at a community market.” It was November. Over 1,400 garlic bulbs ...
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