Community gardens are used to provide opportunities for resources to help better the lives of the people in the community. Centenary Church houses one such community garden, and problems with the economy make community gardens, like this one, especially important. This particular community garden features raised beds because of a fear of the lead in the soil being absorbed in the produce. Fear of lead concentrations in the soil is common in older neighborhoods due to the lead-based paint used in the buildings. However, all neighborhoods with buildings associated with lead-based paint do not necessarily need to fear lead poisoning from planting produce in the soil. Only proper testing of the soil can determine if the lead content in the soil is in concentrations high enough to be harmful.
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