Good neighbors don't grow on trees, but they are growing in this Army veteran's garden!
AMBLER, Pa. --After high school, Brockington spent two years working in the United States Army. But her commitment to service started even earlier than that.
"When we moved here, I ran straight in this yard and visualized using every area of the space to grow food," she said. "I went door to door, introduced myself and encouraged my neighbors to grow." "You can frequently go for years without knowing any of your neighbors," said Frank Dunsmore. "And whenever I came down to this area, she was one of the few people that was always around.""I'm not the kind of person who grows plants, but she's done an amazing job with gardening and stuff like that," said Dunsmore. "If knowledge is power, she's given it away.
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