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we received a grant of $25.00 in recognition of the value of our work as a civic asset.
Flower Shows were held and we captured many prizes
Then came the war, and our garden became the basis of a new venture.  We opened a shop, sold plants and flowers, also acting as agents for Various nursery companies.  This tided us over a trying period and my health having [[strikethrough]] impro [[/strikethrough]] steadily improved due to the outdoor occupation we decided to go farming in real earnest.  We are still raising vegetables and flowers from Burpee's seeds, and also a family, who are being educated from infancy in the [[strikethrough]] sure and [[/strikethrough]] certain