MLB unveils farm at A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club [Video]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – As the MLB prepared for the match-up between the Cardinals and the Giants at Rickwood Field on Thursday, it also gave back to the community.

Thursday morning, it unveiled a hydroponic farm from Freight Farm at A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club. The farm will be used to teach kids about nutrition and farming and the produce will be given to neighbors in the area.

April Brown is the Senior Vice President of Social responsibility at the MLB. She said the partnership with Boys and Girls Club of America is the longest-standing partnership in America.

When they learned the MLB would be playing in Birmingham, they asked what A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club needed and a farm was on its wish list. Brown said helping the community shows the power of baseball on and off the diamond.

“It helps us use the power of our sport. We …