Summertime and the Gardening is Easy

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In Berkeley, California, citizens have found a way to employ youth and offer them hope for a healthy future  ? by gardening organically. Reese Ehrlich reports on this effort to educate teens about their food, provide them with work and open the door to self-employment.

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