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    Bethel A.M.E. Church in Saginaw, Michigan is opening a community garden with 44 raised garden beds to promote healthy food access in their food desert neighborhood. The church aims to address the lack of nutritious food options exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacts communities of color. Community members can apply for garden beds to plant, maintain, and harvest produce to share with others.

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    Bethel A.M.E. Church in Saginaw, Michigan is opening a community garden with 44 raised garden beds to promote healthy food access in their food desert neighborhood. The church aims to address the lack of nutritious food options exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacts communities of color. Community members can apply for garden beds to plant, maintain, and harvest produce to share with others.

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    Bethel A.M.E. Church in Saginaw, Michigan is opening a community garden with 44 raised garden beds to promote healthy food access in their food desert neighborhood. The church aims to address the lack of nutritious food options exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacts communities of color. Community members can apply for garden beds to plant, maintain, and harvest produce to share with others.

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    Saginaw church starting community garden to fight ‘food desert’

    SAGINAW, MI - Bethel A.M.E. Church, located at 535 Cathay St., is looking to


    promote access to healthy food on Saginaw’s northeast side by opening a community
    garden beginning Saturday, June 5.

    The church acquired a group of properties along Cathay Street which will house 44
    raised garden beds, according to a news release. The church will mark the beginning
    of its planting season from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday with an open house and ribbon-
    cutting ceremony.

    The neighborhood surrounding the church is a food desert, according to the release,
    an issue that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines ‘food deserts’ as low-income urban


    neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy and affordable
    food. They may have no food access or are served primarily by fast-food restaurants
    and convenience stores.

    “The COVID-19 pandemic has showed us how people of color are disproportionately
    affected by the coronavirus because of preexisting conditions such as diabetes,
    high blood pressure, and heart disease,” the release reads. “Each of these
    conditions is exacerbated by the lack of access to nutritious food and regular
    exercise.”

    Each garden bed will be planted, maintained and harvested by gardeners assigned to
    each space after submitting an application. Slots are first-come, first-served and
    produce will be shared with the community as it’s harvested, according to the
    release.

    To apply to participate, call 989-755-7011. For more information, contact Rev.


    Dennis Laffoon at 812-360-3283 or by email at laffoonministry@gmail.com.

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