In many urban settings lower income families do not have adequate land for their own gardens. Sometimes you will find a park with a community garden for families living in condominium or townhouse complexes but for the most part this is rare.
There are quite a few urban churches which have land which is not maximally used. Why not create community vegetable gardens where you invite local families to take a patch of the land to grow what they need/want. Make sure that some spots are taken by church people living locally so they can get to know their neighbours as they garden together. Sharing of the produce should also be encouraged.
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"Three year old Ethan Esparza awoke on November 19th, 2006 to a special Southern California day. Tomorrow he would turn four, and on this sunny Sunday his family would gather at his grandparent’s house in Pomona to celebrate his birthday. Later that afternoon, as he played on his grandparent’s front lawn, shots rang out. Ethan never knew what hit him and he died moments late in his mother’s arms, his life snuffed out by a senseless drive-by gang shooting. The ensuing public outcry was overwhelming.
Especially disturbing to me, Randy Bekendam, was the fact that my own grandson, Nathan, turned four the same day Ethan would have. Moved to do something, I founded Operation E.T.H.A.N. and acronym for Everyone Together Healing All Neighborhoods. Drawing on my background in agriculture, I am pursuing the mission of Operation E.T.H.A.N. by promoting urban farming projects.
Tri-City Community Demonstration garden is our first such project...."
Crazy. The pictures are also telling.
Great to see communities in action!