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Weekly harvest provides food for local families
Local farmers and volunteers work to give back to the East Gainesville community May 10, 2021 | 6:05am EDT UF professor Hannah Mathews, 43, washes kale after volunteering to help harvest vegetables at Siembra Farm in Gainesville on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. She was among many volunteers who worked to harvest extra vegetables to give to local families in East Gainesville. (Photo by Joelle Wittig) Photo by Joelle Wittig | The Independent Florida Alligator
Known as the “veggie girl,” Tuesday Gilliam harvests vegetables at local farms each week to distribute excess food to East Gainesville residents.
Gilliam, 40, organized an event at Siembra Farm in East Gaine