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Staff plants tomatoes for food pantries


BETTER TOGETHER — Technologist Kevin Brenner and another volunteer worked together to plant tomatoes on a beautiful spring day in Corrales. (Photo by Bret Latter)
BETTER TOGETHER — Technologist Kevin Brenner and another volunteer worked together to plant tomatoes on a beautiful spring day in Corrales. (Photo by Bret Latter)
SPRING PLANTING — Tactical planner GiGi Forrest helped plant hundreds of tomato plants that will be grown to provide healthy food to people across New Mexico. Seed2Need has two gardens and an orchard located in Corrales on land donated by local property owners. Crops include tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, green chile, green beans, squash, cabbage and broccoli.(Photo by Katrina Wagner)
SPRING PLANTING — Tactical planner GiGi Forrest helped plant hundreds of tomato plants that will be grown to provide healthy food to people across New Mexico. Seed2Need has two gardens and an orchard located in Corrales on land donated by local property owners. Crops include tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe, green chile, green beans, squash, cabbage and broccoli.
(Photo by Katrina Wagner)
EASING FOOD INSECURITY — Sandia employees, their families and friends spent time on their weekend planting produce that will be distributed this summer to feed hungry people in New Mexico. (Photo by Bret Latter)
EASING FOOD INSECURITY — Sandia employees, their families and friends spent time on their weekend planting produce that will be distributed this summer to feed hungry people in New Mexico. (Photo by Bret Latter)
HANDS IN THE DIRT — Office administrative assistant Mariah Apodaca volunteered May 14 to plant tomatoes with Seed2Need, a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing produce for local food pantries and soup kitchens in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties. (Photo by Bret Latter)
HANDS IN THE DIRT — Office administrative assistant Mariah Apodaca volunteered May 14 to plant tomatoes with Seed2Need, a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing produce for local food pantries and soup kitchens in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties. (Photo by Bret Latter)