Bamboo Farm Festival goes on amid talk of cuts

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By Brian Entin - email

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - The Bamboo Farm and Coastal Garden held their 16^th annual Spring Garden Festival on Saturday.

Sponsored by Friends of Coastal Gardens, the fund-raising event includes educational lectures, activities for children, plant vendors, and arts and crafts.

The Bamboo Farm is owned by the University of Georgia. Legislators have considered cutting the garden's funds in the midst of a budget crisis.

Friends of Coastal Garden's President Alan Beals says he doesn't think the cuts will have a major impact on the farm. "The Bamboo Farm is not going to close. We can go through the normal sort of budget problems. There may be some cuts necessary like staff freezing if people leave. We can manage those things. But the rumors we are closing are not true," Beals said.

A final decision on funding for Bamboo Farm and Coastal Garden won't come for 3-4 weeks. That is when legislators will have the final say.