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Erica Burwell shows Richard Greenwood the summer and zucchini squash she picked Sunday at her plot at the Newbury Street Community Garden in Auburn. About 20 people grow vegetables at the garden on city-owned land, according to garden coordinator John Soldano, standing. “This is a community garden,” says Belinda Gerry, left, an Auburn city councilor. “We may not live on the same street, but we all work, play and garden together. That’s why I support it. The garden is our little haven in the city.” Newbury Street is one of three community gardens in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Summer squash, zucchini squash and green peppers picked Sunday at the Newbury Street Community Garden in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
The food that Belinda Gerry picks from her garden that she cannot eat will go to Auburn’s “Grab ‘N Go” meal service program and to the city’s General Assistance program. Gerry is city councilor in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
Gardeners chat in the rain Sunday at the Newbury Street Community Garden in Auburn. About 20 people grow vegetables at the garden on city-owned land, according to garden coordinator John Soldano, standing. “This is a community garden,” says Belinda Gerry, left, an Auburn city councilor. “We may not live on the same street, but we all work, play and garden together. That’s why I support it. The garden is our little haven in the city.” Newbury Street is one of three community gardens in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Daryn Slover always pulls for the underdog - what would you expect from someone that was raised in Cleveland and lives in Lewiston. He drinks cheap coffee and cheap beer so that he can afford to put his...