OCP Looks To Regain Its Footing
Harrisonburg Community Shelter, Center Fears ‘Dire’ Cuts Due To Farm Woes
Posted: September 29, 2012
Our Community Place volunteer David Alleman and Executive Director Philip Rhodes check a compost separator with a mechanical problem at the OCP garden on East Johnson Street on Thursday. OCP’s farm on Mountain Valley Road lost its basil crop this year, sparking a financial crisis that in turn has led to a committee charged with getting the organization back on track. (Photos by Michael Reilly)
Sadie Brannon, OCP’s kitchen manager, checks stock in the kitchen pantry on Thursday. The community day shelter and center lost its basil crop this year, leading to financial woes and the formation of a group that is trying to get the organization back on a solid fiscal footing.
HARRISONBURG — For the second time in as many years, Our Community Place is reassessing its programs, this time due to a financial setback, and staff and volunteers are reviewing their options...
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