News Clippings from the Saratoga Garden, Part 1 (1972-1973)

A chronicle of the Saratoga Community Garden Project as evidenced by a series of newspaper articles that appeared at the time, mostly authored by Jackie Welch, staff reporter for the Los Gatos Times Observer and member of the steering committee for the garden project. Jackie's articles are used by permission.

Green Thumbs Propose Community Gardening Projec

Newspaper article, continued: Green Thumbs Propose Community Gardening Project, Saratoga, 1972

Alan Chadwick, Betty Peck and the Saratoga Community Garden Project

Betty Peck, the Saratoga Community Garden, and Alan Chadwick

Alan Chadwick and the Saratoga Community Garden

Gregory Haynes and the Saratoga Community Garden - Part 1

Gregory Haynes and the Saratoga Community Garden - Part 2

Gregory Haynes, Alan Chadwick, and the Saratoga Community Garden

Saratoga's Community Garden Taking Shape

Native Plants and the Saratoga Community Garden

Apprentices at Saratoga Community Garden - Title

Apprentices at Saratoga Community Garden - article by Jackie Welch

Apprentices at Saratoga Community Garden - article by Jackie Welch - Part 2

Apprentices at Saratoga Community Garden - article by Jackie Welch - Part 3

Progress on the Saratoga Community Garden

A Real Farm at the Saratoga Community Garden

Betty Peck and the Saratoga Community Garden

Betty Peck and the Saratoga Community Garden Part 2

Kenneth Peake and the Saratoga Community Garden

Alan Chadwick, Greg Haynes, education, and the Saratoga Community Garden

Saratoga Community Garden summer program

Saratoga Community Garden summer program photos

Saratoga Community Garden summer program part 3

Saratoga Community Garden summer program part 4

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