SAN FRANCISCO - A group of seniors planting seeds at a San Francisco community garden are growing more than just herbs and vegetables. While they dig in the dirt of their raised garden plots, they're also sharing important social interactions with their peers.

It's part of a program that is sowing not only nature's bounty, but the bonds between the seniors that have grown over time.

Her 1st garden at 70

Joan Padley is a San Francisco senior resident who is taking advantage of the program.

"Look! A giant strawberry on its way to turning red!" she exclaims from the Golden Gate Park Senior Center Garden on Fulton Avenue and 37th Street.

"So two years ago, I retired and at that point, I was able to do something more than to just have a plot in a city garden. I could actually try to ge

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