A lack of space for a traditional vegetable garden didn’t stop the Farm Service Agency in Sabraton, W.Va from creating a People’s Garden. Instead of tomatoes, squash and string beans, a group of volunteers planted a butterfly/pollinator garden. Pollinators are essential to all gardens and important for food production. The pollinator garden contains a variety of plants including a butterfly bush, purple coneflowers and stoplight roses. (The Dominion Post) Learn more.
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