JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) -- With summer quickly approaching, a community garden co-op has started its summer planting and even received some help from local community high school football players.

Johnstown Grows, a community garden comprised of ten Johnstown gardens, combines funds to make repairs and improvements. It also ensures that multiple garden managers can learn from one another while they learn through classes at the Penn State Extension’s Master Gardeners program.

It even recently welcomed three Westmont Hilltop High School football players to begin weeding and planting vegetables, a testament to the community it wishes to foster.

In addition to the ten gardens already in the collaborative venture, two new gardens will be added this year as well. The Beginnings, Inc.’s Parents a

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