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HBCU’s plan to strengthen relationships with surrounding communities
“We must help solve the problems of the community. There’s too much talent inside an institute to be in a community and not relate that to the community over the broad areas of economics, education and the like.”
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Atlanta’s Urban Farming Movement
On a plot of soil, nestled against the backdrop of skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, a group of residents are turning a lack of access to fresh produce into a revival of old traditions and self-empowerment. HABESHA Gardens is one of many urban gardens sprouting up around the country. Fruits and vegetables are thriving in…