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Shann Purinton, left rear, and Brian Barfield, 18, compare the taste of the harvested plums and green beans while Breawna Smith, 15, and Tristen Smith, 17, work on pulling green beans from the garden forest that they helped to create. Forest gardening is a low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production system based on woodland ecosystems, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
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Shann Purinton, left rear, and Brian Barfield, 18, compare the taste of the harvested plums and green beans while Breawna Smith, 15, and Tristen Smith, 17, work on pulling green beans from the garden forest that they helped to create. Forest gardening is a low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production system based on woodland ecosystems, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News

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  • Shann Purinton, left rear, and Brian Barfield, 18, compare the taste of the harvested plums and green beans while Breawna Smith, 15, and Tristen Smith, 17, work on pulling green beans from the garden forest that they helped to create. Forest gardening is a low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production system based on woodland ecosystems, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines and perennial vegetables. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Breawna Smith, 15, left, and Tristen Lewis, 17, harvest some of the plums from the orchard that they had helped plant during their volunteer time at the Water Works. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • The FFA and art student volunteers from Q. I. Roberts High School got together to take this piece of scrap wood and turn in into an artistic balance beam that young visitors to the Water Works can play on. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
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  • Kari Bates, Wayne McClain, Andrea Conover, and XXX stand behind a banner at Azalea City Brewing Co. as they announce the new brewery's partnership with the Beck 5k Run coming up on June 1st. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
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  • After administering the oath of office,Putnam County Clerk of the Court Tim Smith congratulates Katie Berg for becoming the new Crescent City commissioner as her friends stand behind her. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Putnam County Clerk of the Court Tim Smith administers the oath of office as Katie Berg is sworn in as the new Crescent City commissioner. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Putnam County Clerk of the Court Tim Smith administers the oath of office as Katie Berg is sworn in as the new Crescent City commissioner. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
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  • Joseph A. Long Elementary students get up close and personal with a pair of pigs at the ag day put on by Jenkins Middle School FFA students at their farm on Monday. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Joseph A. Long Elementary students got to plant a bean seed to take home with them at the ag day FFA students at Jenkins Middle School put on for them on Monday. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Marreo Jones, 7, does what he can to keep his egg on the spoon in the spoon race during the FFA ag day students at Jenkins Middle School held at their farm for students from the Joseph A. Long Elementary School on Monday. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Denaria Williams, 7, a Joseph A. Long Elementary student participates in the egg spoon race during the FFA ag day students at Jenkins Middle School held at their farm for the elementary students on Monday. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • FFA students at Jenkins Middle School held an ag day at their farm for students from James A. Long Elementary School on Monday. At this station the students got up close with some of the Nigerian Dwarf Goat herd. This baby is being bottle-fed and wears a onesie and a disposable diaper. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • FFA students at Jenkins Middle School held an ag day at their farm for students from James A. Long Elementary School on Monday. At this station the students were able to pet this duckling along with chickens and rabbits. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
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