DISCOVER YOUR GREEN THUMB.
YMCA Community Gardens are instrumental for the Y in promoting healthy living. From learning how to make raised beds at home to the benefits of growing your own produce, the Y provides resources and opportunities to learn and grow into a better, healthier YOU!
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Learn New Techniques
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Support Your Community
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Develop Healthy Habits
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Volunteer to Plant
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SANDRA'S Y STORY
“I lost my husband in 2012. I really didn’t know what to do with myself. I’m legally blind, so this makes it harder for me to do certain things, but not impossible. My daughter and I were looking for a place to work out so we decided to give the Y a try. This was the best thing that happened to me. At the Emerson YMCA, you are family. I joined the OG’s, the Organic Gardeners. The Y has afforded me the opportunity to become the Master Gardener for the Y. My Y story is simple - the YMCA has given me a lifeline.”