PRINCETON—North Gibson officials agreed Monday they want to offer use of school property for a community garden project.
School board president Mark Iunghuhn, who sat in on a Gibson County Economic Development Corp. committee exploring quality of life issues recently, asked the board to consider offering use of the property to grow fresh produce.
The committee discussed healthy living strategies, and Iunghuhn said the idea of a community garden that could supply produce for local food pantries was discussed.
He got permission to make the offer to the committee when it meets in October.
Princeton Community High School’s Future Farmers of America chapter farms the two-acre plot north of the band practice lot on the west side of the high school.
FFA Advisor James Bloebaum said there’s access in that plot to farmground on the north side of a tree line, which is also farmed by the chapter.
Iunghuhn said there was some discussion of Gibson County Master Gardeners organizing the planting and food pantries making use of the produce.
He said he doesn’t know whether the group might need the entire plot, but if it’s used, “it might be a wonderful way to get community and (FFA) kids involved with it.”
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