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It is going to be a much different growing season at the Carleton Place Community Garden, due to concerns over COVID-19.Joyce Clinton is the co-ordinator of the Carleton Place Community Garden, a role she took on in 2017. The garden is part of the Neighbourhood Tomato Community Gardens, which also ove
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