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How community groups navigate tension between old and new members

Our community garden has become a battleground between longtime members who want to keep things simple and newer members pushing for expansion and programming. The monthly meetings are tense and people are starting to just stop showing up rather than deal with the conflict.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A community is struggling to integrate different visions of growth while honoring both legacy relationships and emerging needs.

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