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Greenleaf Project Cultivates Horticultural Opportunities for Veterans

Ellie Bogue

Most garden activity this time of year is limited to daydreaming over seed catalogs, but two Fort Wayne residents, Holly Chaille and Sheila Hudson, are busy cultivating a brand new urban gardening and Horticultural Healing Program, expressly for veterans.

Beginning in March, "Greenleaf" will provide a nine month, hands-on vocational training opportunity for fifteen vets to grow new skills for work in horticulture-related fields, and organic gardens to benefit the community.

Eager to harvest more details, WBOI's Julia Meek met with Chaille earlier this week to learn how their plot was taking shape.

You can find out more about sponsoring or participating in the Greenleaf Project through their email address: pollinatingpeace@gmail.com.

A Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.
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