May 2, 2013
Renelda Gardner of the Chicago Botanic Garden holds a head of lettuce grown in a clay pot container. Gardner is an instructor/grower with the Botanic Garden's, Green Youth Farm program situated at Dyett High School in Hyde Park. Students from high schools throughout the city will take part in the program this spring and a Farmer's Market that will run from June to Oct. Photo by Deborah Bayliss
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