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Tucked away at the outskirts of Southside Park just before the freeway tangle of 80, 5 and 99, there is a little oasis: the Southside Park Community Garden. The garden is bordered by an iron fence and located on the corner of 5th and W Streets. In that garden you can find a series of plots that gardeners rent out for their own private use. Some grow flowers, many grow food, and all share in the numerous gifts of the garden. I met up with the Master Gardener, Bill Maynard, who is the Community Gardens Coordinator for the 5 community gardens in the greater Sacramento area. I arrived at the garden just as Maynard and 20 volunteers had finished working on several large planters. I peaked ar