McKeesport Garden Club: Members find working with plants rewarding
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December 16, 2022

McKeesport Garden Club: Members find working with plants rewarding

By Mon Valley Independent

By Anna Lisa Haughwout

For the MVI

Michelle Tomczyk, looking more like a fashion model than a farmer, attacked the weeds at the McKeesport Garden Club with a vengeance worthy of an avid gardener. Tomczyk, 33, who has a doctorate in quantum physics, plays in the dirt as a volunteer every Wednesday at the garden club and encourages everyone to give back to their communities in one way or another.

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