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Artful Gardens Autistic and Special Needs Learning Farms, Inc now open
By MEGHAN BRADBURY - | Mar 17, 2021
Artful Gardens Autistic and Special Needs Learning Farms, Inc. looks to create a “community” of participants. PHOTO PROVIDED
After being closed for almost five years, Artful Gardens Autistic and Special Needs Learning Farms, Inc, had a soft launch earlier this month, reopening as a place to go and learn for an underserved community of kids.
Artful Gardens began as a special needs playground in Buckingham in 2014 by founder and operator Mark Tracy because his nephew, who is on the spectrum, needed a place to be safe while playing and learning.