A GARDEN GROWS IN GREEKTOWN
This past spring, the Greater Greektown Neighborhood Association (GGNA) and the students of John Rurrah School worked to adopt a vacant lot in our community and turned it into a garden. They took advantage of the DPW's Adopt-A-Lot Program and were able to have their plan come to fruition with a neighborhood grant from PNC bank. They also received free soil, mulch and compost from the City as well as the Parks and People foundation. The GGNA was also able to utilize the Community Greening Resource Network’s tool bank, and also had some volunteer help from the Master Gardner program. Talk about using your resources!
It took a lot of planning, dedication, and manual labor to make the garden come to fruition, and we greatly appreciate their efforts, as well as their commitment to re-plant next year.
Now, that neglected piece of land is an asset to the community.
These types of things make a neighborhood much more viable, and desirable to live in. It is essential that we continue to make these types of improvements to essentially put out a welcome mat to new residents. That is what will make our community thrive. Do nothing and the all too common evils of an urban environment will take over.
You can learn more about the DPW's Adopt a lot program by clicking here.
Have a look at what they did!!
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