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Wednesday
May262010

Refugees learn skills in Burlington gardens

Translator Bhakti Adhikari of Burlington helped New Farms for New Americans program specialist Josie Weldon explain the different seeds she handed out and the plan for next week. The program is part of The Association of Africans Living in Vermont which serves all local refugees now, including this group of refugees from Bhutan. Many are experiencing their first summer in Vermont. The New Farms for New Americans program serves 50 refugee households.

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