North Coast Opportunities closed seven programs in two years

UKIAH, CA., 6/22/26 — On May 1, a notice appeared at the State Street Community Garden in Ukiah that North Coast Opportunities was closing the garden.

Twenty-two days later, the water was shut off. Tomato, pepper, cucumber and melon plants that were weeks from ripening would have to be harvested early or left to die.The garden’s lease gave North Coast Opportunities the right to terminate with 90 days notice, but gardeners only got 22.