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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Vedika Bhat at the Wa Na Wari garden.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Maps of soil contamination for arsenic and lead in King County neighborhoods.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A slide on ways to protect yourself while gardening in contaminated soil. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Dr. Melanie Malone. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The classroom and greenhouse at The Heron's Nest.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Joselynn Tokashiki picks beans at The Heron's Nest. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ BLOOM started a garden at Wa Na Wari, now called the Goldyne Green Garden.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ C. Davida Ingram. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Christina Chambers. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Daelen Gates in the BLOOM garden at Wa Na Wari.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ STACK for J partners with several community gardens, including the Beacon Food Forest. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Lynda Wong at the Beacon Food Forest.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Lynda Wong at the Beacon Food Forest.]]></image:caption>
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