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Community garden looks to help solve food deserts in Brownsville, Ocean Hill

Amid blocks of empty storefronts in Ocean Hill and Brownsville is a little piece of country living - the Phoenix Community Garden. News 12's Katelynn Ulrich shows us a little strip in the neighborhood that can feed a lot of people.

Katelynn Ulrich

Aug 19, 2024, 7:08 AM

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