{"id":80,"date":"2022-12-13T19:27:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/greenpower\/?p=80"},"modified":"2022-12-14T17:05:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:05:42","slug":"garden-of-life-s-17th-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/greenpower\/2022\/12\/13\/garden-of-life-s-17th-18th\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden of Life (S. 17th & 18th)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garden Name:<\/strong> Garden of Life Community Garden<\/p>\n

Organization:<\/strong> South 17TH<\/sup> & 18th<\/sup> Street Neighborhood Association<\/a><\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Corner of Hopkins Place and South 18th<\/sup> Street<\/p>\n

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Photo by Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What to Know:<\/h3>\n

Garden of Life was established in 2019 by a few elders in the community who wanted to create a space for older neighbors and children to relax and enjoy the outdoors. They hoped to expand the space into a community garden but did not have the funds to do so.<\/p>\n

South 17TH<\/sup> & 18th<\/sup> Street Neighborhood Association<\/a>, founded by Patricia Latham, quickly came to the rescue. Christina Cherry, elected president of the Neighborhood Association, saw there was a gap between community members and the local government. She became a community connector by reaching out to residents who lacked proper representation, such as Hispanic residents who spoke exclusively Spanish and had no one to communicate with them. The Garden of Life soon had a dedicated community leader and organization behind it. Flower beds were built on the lot, more benches and chairs were placed for residents to relax on, and members came together to begin planting. Christina saw the garden as way to \u201cengage [and] give back to the community.\u201d While the garden flourished as much as it could, funding was needed to keep it running.<\/p>\n

The Association applied for grants to help with funding. They\u2019ve been successful in many applications, but funding and volunteers must remain consistent to make the Garden the best it could be.\u00a0 Lack of funding presents some \u201croad bumps,\u201d Christina says, but what\u2019s there can only grow. As Christina says, right now the garden is \u201csomething very beautiful in the community, but we\u2019re not all the way there yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

This space is dear to the community thanks to all the hands that have come together to improve it.\u00a0Some of the goals in the near future are to expand the garden enough to allow for residents to adopt plots. The garden is open every Wednesday from 10am and 12pm for maintenance.<\/p>\n

Events Hosted at this Location:<\/h3>\n

Jazz in the Garden<\/p>\n

Gameday at the Garden<\/p>\n

Newark Night Out<\/p>\n

Free Haircuts for the Community<\/p>\n

Garden Education (Farm to Table)<\/p>\n

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Photo by Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Want to get involved?<\/strong> Contact S. 17TH<\/sup> & S. 18TH<\/sup> Street Block Association at Info@ChristinaCherry.org<\/a>. They also have monthly meetings every second Saturday at 10am at the community Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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