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<br /> 0$/~7/0~ FRI 19:02 FA% 541 682 4882 EUGENE PfV MIVTNC & POS P~F ADMIN X1009 <br /> NEWS REL E - MATHEWS COMMUNITY GARDENS <br /> PAGE 2 <br /> March 7, Z 3 <br /> around the mmunity worked approximately 600 hours and matched the $2,000 grant in the <br /> frst year of six year allotment. "They really pulled together and teamed from each other," says <br /> Bradley. <br /> The 'se of composting awareness has brought additional responsibility for the <br /> environmen . A compost specialist program has started through Lane County's Master <br /> Gardener p gram at Oregon State University In hopes of keeping organics out of landfills. <br /> "short Mou twin in Goshen is the last designated landfill west of the Cascades," says Bradley, <br /> "and we onl have 20 to 30 years remaining before it's full." Individuals or households can <br /> easily begs a compost pile in their backyards in order to reduce organic waste and create rich <br /> materials f gardens, <br /> For ore information about composting, call 682-5542. For more information about the <br /> community ardens, calf 682-4800. Registration for garden plots begins March 17 at 1820 <br /> Roosevelt oulevard In Eugene. <br /> I <br /> I <br /> i <br /> P bllc Works • Adm~ristradan • City of Eugenie •858 Pearl~Strest s Etigene,, OA 97401 <br /> Phone: (541') 682-5262 • FAX: (541 }682-6826 • www.ei,eugene.or,us <br /> <br />