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<br /> g3A12/04 FRI 18 13 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN C~j001 <br /> ! / ! <br /> March 12, 004 <br /> CONTACT <br /> ¦ Tro Kreger, Eugene Community Gardens Manager, 682-4845 <br /> ¦ Th se Picado, Parks and Open Space Public information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> REGIST TION FOR EUGENE'S COMMUNITY GARDENS PROGRAM BEGINS MARCH 17 <br /> Bring y ur rake and hoe and sign-up for a piece of fertile ground at one of Eugene's five <br /> community ardens. Registration begins Wednesday, March 17, from noon to 7 p.m., at the <br /> l ' <br /> Parks and pen Space Division office at 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard in Eugene. Approximately <br /> 60 plots ar available across the following garden sites: <br /> E <br /> ? Amazo at 27th and High (4 plots), <br /> ? Mathe at 15th and Hayes (22 plots), <br /> ? Whitea er at the end of North Polk (33 plots), and <br /> i <br /> ? River H use at 301 North Adams (4 plots). <br /> In addition, nother 50-60 plots wiN be ready to rent in May or June at the new community <br /> gardens at kinner Butte and Alton Baker parks. Anyone interested in a plot at the new sites <br /> can sign up on a waiting list. <br /> A whol or half plot can be rented. The average size of a plot is 20 by 30 feet. Rent is $52 <br /> per year fo a full plot and $42 per year for a half plot and includes access to water and a <br /> garden site anager. Eugene's Community Gardens Program has been offering residents the <br /> opportunity o cultivate a plot of land since 1978. For more information, call 682-4800 or visit <br /> http://www. i.eugene.or.us/PARKS/howto/commgardens.htm. <br /> <br />