Fort Pierre has received an $8,000 grant from AARP to maintain the town’s community garden.
Mayor Gloria Hanson says their project was ranked #1 in the nation.
She says the project got started last year.
Hanson says each of the garden beds is 18 inch high, 4 feet wide and 36 feet long.
AARP says the Fort Pierre Community Garden also promotes social interaction, physical activity in the outdoors and fresh produce for a healthy diet.
The Lemmon Public Library, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation at Pine Ridge and Downtown Sioux Falls, Inc. also received grants.
AARP is distributing nearly $1.6 million among 159 grant winners across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
