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Edible schoolyard blooms at P.S. 216

An edible schoolyard started four years ago at P.S. 216 has bloomed into a half-acre organic garden. The nearly 600 students do a lot of the work themselves as part of a program called Edible Schoolyard

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Edible schoolyard blooms at P.S. 216

An edible schoolyard started four years ago at P.S. 216 has bloomed into a half-acre organic garden. The nearly 600 students do a lot of the work themselves as part of a program called Edible Schoolyard

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