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The Welch Cancer Center Garden, adjacent to Sheridan Memorial Hospital, has 28 plots ranging in size from 200 to 400 square feet, for a total of approximately 8,000 square feet. Hospital employees, board members, and foundation members grow a variety of vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers (including pollinators), and other plants. Some of the fresh produce is donated to organizations that help residents with limited resources, including the Sheridan People Assistance Food Bank.

The garden is located adjacent to a bank of windows at the cancer center, which allows patients to view the beauty of the garden and watch people care for plants. Volunteers with AmeriCorps are among the many people who have helped at the garden.