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<p class="MsoNormal">Monica Pastor and Marina Acosta Ortiz serve on a collaborative group called the Arizona Garden Network. Others in the group are Dept. of Education, Dept. of Health Services, Farm to School, Food Corp, Food Banks, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">They are going to have a website that would have information on gardening that is specific for school and community gardens. Their goal is that this would be the umbrella website that individuals can go to get information about gardening
in their area of the state. It would have links to resources. I have attached the draft resource list so you can get an idea of what they are doing.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Is there someone in your Extension office who can be listed as a resource for school and/or community gardeners?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Are there other resource people, organizations, and/or businesses in your county that would be a garden resource they should list?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please send the information directly to Marina (<a href="mailto:macostaortiz@email.arizona.edu">macostaortiz@email.arizona.edu</a>) or Monica (<a href="mailto:mpastor@email.arizona.edu">mpastor@email.arizona.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your assistance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ed<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">**Doing something once is worth more than seeing it done a thousand times**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Edward C. Martin, Ph.D. Tel: (602) 827-8200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">County Extension Director Fax: (602) 827-8292<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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