Ag programs at the OC Great Park get financial help

Sep 15, 2011

A Food and Farm Lab is part of the Great Park's first phase of development.
A Food and Farm Lab is part of the Great Park's first phase of development.
Hundreds of garden enthusiasts are expected to gather at Orange County's "Great Park" on Saturday, Sept. 17, as a six-ton, 25-foot-wide Jacaranda tree is lowered into the ground by crane to commemorate the launch of a five-year $750,000 donation from ScottsMiracle-Gro, according to a news release distributed by the Orange County Great Park Corporation. The park's agricultural programs will receive $500,000 in financial support and $250,000 in products. The tree planting and check presentation take place before the first of five fall garden workshops offered in cooperation with the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County.




By Jeannette E. Warnert
Author - Communications Specialist