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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 this community garden located in an economically depressed area of the city known as Mechanicsville