Feeding a Crowd

Sustaining Community

I found this section to be a sad because of hurricane Katrina many of these people don’t have their houses and families with them because they have been place in different areas. In this section of the reading they focus on one specific area and that the Lower Ninth Ward who received the greatest devastation from the hurricane. Many today still have not been able to return home or what was once their home . I liked the idea Jenga brought forward in creating communities gardens that would bring unity to a place that desperately needs it. She also developed a backyard gardener’s network that supports the lower ninth ward and brings the neighborhood together around these two gardens to provide resources and activities for the residents. I also liked the fact that she was trying to keep her programs and network to those who are African American and are at need for these resources and support who didn’t receive it when they needed it. I definitely admire her courage and wanting to break down the barriers of racial inequality and provide a place where African American’s and people in general can take back our community and build tools and resources for ourselves that will benefit us in the long run.

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