We are converting vacant lots behind city hall into a community garden and edible landscape community park. The goal is to involve the Youth Service Bureau, and the Senior Citizen Center, local neighbors, the Alzheimer Day Care Center as well as children and adults from the near by domestic violence shelter. We want to bring individuals from these various groups together to grow organic food, create and enjoy natural beauty, create art, and build community. It will provide an area for inergenerational learning experiences; provide a healing nurturing natural environment. The community garden produce will be used by neighbors in the area, especially those of low income. Also the produce will be used by a facility that provides free community meal for those in need. We also partner with the local hospital and the YMCA in a "Live Healthy" initative. The garden will provide hands-on learning experiences for children of various ages. It will also provide skill training for teen-age at risk youth. The project will involve putting in natural scapes for children to enjoy, berry bushes, edible flowers, etc. We are also working with the University Extension Master Gardeners to provide classes for neighborhood esidents and youth in food raising skills.