DNAinfo Chicago 7/28:
Trackside Veggies Bound For Food Pantries Accidentally Sprayed By Railroad
RAVENSWOOD — An urban gardening community is outraged after Union Pacific sprayed pesticide near their Montrose Metra Community Gardens, killing the plants in nearly 20 plots, some of which were to be donated to food pantries.
Community garden leader Renee Patten said the train company had agreed verbally not to spray near the garden along Ravenswood Avenue between Montrose and Berteau Avenues after the garden group voiced concerns that the pesticide would inevitably trickle down to their plant beds.
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