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Whole Foods donates 5 percent to school gardens

Whole Foods recently donated 5 percent of proceeds from one day’s sales to the Sonoma school gardens, and more than $2,250 was raised. The Sonoma Valley Foundation split the proceeds among each school’s garden coordinator, who received gift cards to local businesses to purchase supplies. Participating were Sonoma Mission Gardens, Friedman’s Home Improvement, Sonoma Materials, Wedekind’s and Sonoma Compost. Recipients, from left are Michelle Rulmont, coordinator at Prestwood; Marla Camp, coordinator at Sassarini; Sarah Decker-Cerles, at Woodland Star Charter School; Chris Everidge, at Flowery; Alissa Pearce, coordinator at Dunbar and curriculum coordinator; Kathleen Hill, SVEF School Garden Project founder/director; Tracy Dorrance, garden coordinator at Creekside; Susan Little, coordinator at Altimira Middle School; Dave Neubacher, coordinator at El Verano.