Former Texas Coal Mine Is Now A Garden Feeding Thousands
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5 hours agoUpdated: May 24, 2026, 12:52 pm EDTPublished: May 22, 2026, 1:29 pm EDT

In Jewett, Texas, land that was once scarred by lignite mining has been transformed into a thriving community garden, and the harvest isn't just feeding people, it's changing what's possible for a town that had been classified as a food desert. Fresh produce grown and gathered by volunteers is heading straight to local food pantries, turning an act of environmental restoration into something much bigger: a second chance for the land and the people who live on it.

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