Greensboro Parks and Recreation expands environmental education Amanda Lehmert Special to the News and Record Dec 6, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you visited Windsor Recreation Center earlier this year, you were greeted by a 6-foot-tall, tiered tower popping with leafy greens.kAm%96 yF:46 !=FD 26C@A@?:4 82C56? — @?6 @7 6:89E 2E C64C62E:@? 46?E6CD 24C@DD E96 4:EJ — 2?5 :ED 3@F?EJ 2C6 E96 92?5:H@C< @7 E96 49:=5C6? :? E96 46?E6C’D 27E6C\D49@@= AC@8C2>] (:E9 2 =:EE=6 2DD:DE2?46 7C@> 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 65F42E@CD[ E96J >2?286 E96 H9@=6 AC@;64E 7C@> D665D E@ D2=25]k^AmkAm%96 AC@;64E :D 2=D@ A2CE @7 E96 =2C86C 677@CE 3J vC66?D3@C@ !2C<D 2?5 #64C62E:@? s6A2CE>6?E E@ 6IA2?5 :ED 6?G:C@?>6?E2= 65F42E:@? @AE:@?D H:E9 ?6H AC@8C2>D 2:>65 2E ?6H 2F5:6?46D 2?5 @776C:?8 >@C6 7@C 6IA6C:6?465 @FE5@@C 6?E9FD:2DED]k^Am kAmx? 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