UTICA - High gas prices are affecting what we pay for in just about everything. People in Utica's inner city have figured out how to deal with that problem on at least one level.

The garden is the brainchild of "For The Good," a community agency that has developed innovative programs to help people out of poverty. No handouts here; people are working on this community garden and they will reap the benefits of their work: tomatoes, squash, basil, zucchini, beans and other produce. 

All of the plants and seeds were donated. Local Attorney Richard Pertz has been a huge benefactor of the garden, he donated the money for the stones, wood, water tower and other tools.  Make no mistake, neighbors are getting a lot more out of this garden than just produce.

"It's giving them a sense of belonging to the new community they now belong to; they were farmers many of them back in the refugee camps so this is something they're familiar with and they can do well," says Shelly Callahan of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees.

Officials with "For The Good" say the city has been great about supporting the garden. They cleared the land to make way for it too.