If you happen to drive by the Common Ground planting beds on a Wednesday morning, chances are you’ll see Madelyn Rothman and some of her Tikkun Olam colleagues with their hands in the dirt, harvesting the week’s bounty, to be delivered that day to CAST, whose clients are the beneficiaries of the TOI’s growing expertise. In addition to crunchy cukes, pictured, the group has planted lettuce, chard, dill, basil, shishito peppers, and flowers.

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