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Eggplant Activism: Philadelphia Community Gardens and COVID-19

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Community gardens are an important part of our Commonwealth’s food and agricultural system,” Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. On Wednesday, March 22, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation declared that gardens were life-sustaining businesses and were permitted to operate during the emergency.

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Spotlight: Photographs Documenting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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According to John Salmond, author of The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942: A New Deal Case Study , “during its life span of nine years more than 2.5 Caption: CCC Enrollees Repairing a Truck at the Yosemite Auto Repair Shop in California. Local Photo ID: 35-GE-3B-3. Local Photo ID: 35-GC-II-157-E2.