The plan is to convert a small abandoned lot on which a house burned down some years ago and where the newer zoning laws make rebuilding difficult or impossible. The landowner is eager to see a garden go in and has offered use of the property for essentially nothing.
Best of all, there is water already available to the lot, it's graded flat, and it gets abundant sunshine! The local neighborhood association (Northeast Neighbors) is enthusiastic, and MPFS is trying to organize other groups as well, to ensure that there is a solid core of supporters to help keep the project going smoothly.
If you want to get in on the ground floor -- to plant the first seeds, if you will -- and help bring about this small bit of rejuvenation in the city, some to the Straub Environmental Learning Center this coming Thursday, January 9, at 5:30 p.m. Come join with your neighbors in doing well by doing good. Map showing SELC (marked with the big red A) below. The garden spot is also somewhere on the map too -- want to know where? Come and help Thursday night!
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