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Why Wear Gloves Believes in the Plant Market: A Conversation with Ken and Wendy

Ken and Wendy Kebirdle, founders of Wear Gloves, share how 16 years of dignity-based work led them to partner with Neighborhood Church on the Neighborhood Plant Market—a plant nursery providing job training and employment for people facing homelessness, addiction, and trauma in Ocala, Florida. Learn why this partnership believes working with plants offers healing, dignity, and real pathways out of poverty.

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From Dignity Center to Plant Nursery: The Story Behind Our Mission

The Neighborhood Plant Market is a collaborative ministry in Ocala, Florida, combining plant nursery operations with job training to create dignified employment opportunities for neighbors in need. Learn how 10 acres, a background in horticulture, and a partnership with Wear Gloves are growing both plants and people in the community.

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