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Colorado Springs non-profit garden offers the community a chance to harvest produce

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Buying organic or locally sourced groceries can be expensive - that's why one Colorado Springs nonprofit is working to make it easier.

The Sustainable Educational Experience said it focuses on environmental stewardship. Every Tuesday and Saturday the organization hosts a donations-based "pick and pay experience." There, people can harvest their own produce from a community garden.

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It's all donation-based, but they suggest paying about $5 per pound of produce. The garden at 3860 Old Ranch Rd. Colorado Springs, off Old Ranch Road, north of Powers and Union.

The event runs from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. People are asked to bring containers for the produce.

The pick and pay will continue through Oct. 17.

Learn more about the Donations-Based Pick & Pay here.

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