Urban farming

‘Something green is growing here’

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Dorchester resident Vernell Jordan shows off some of the food she has grown on a small patch of land outside of Dudley Square owned by Lincoln, Mass.-based nonprofit The Food Project. Jordan is one of many community residents who have decided to take responsibility for bringing fresh, organic food into their urban neighborhoods. Photo By Talia Whyte

Dorchester resident Vernell Jordan shows off some of the food she has grown on a small patch of land outside of Dudley Square owned by Lincoln, Mass.-based nonprofit The Food Project. Jordan is one of many community residents who have decided to take responsibility for bringing fresh, organic food into their urban neighborhoods. Photo By Talia Whyte

In Dorchester, residents of color take urban farming to new heights

 

 

By Talia Whyte

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According to the old medical adage, you are what you eat. But what if where you live determines what’s on the menu?

Dorchester resident Vernell Jordan was not satisfied with the food choices she had in her neighborhood, so she decided to take  matters into her own hands.

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Ruby Maddox on Urban Sustainability

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Happy belated Earth day!  I was going through the “Talia Whyte Film Archives” on my computer, and found this footage I actually took last month because of I wanted to post this in honor International Women’s Day. 

Ruby Maddox-Fisher is the co-founder and past director of Gardening the Community (GtC), a youth-centered, community based, urban agriculture program in Springfield, MA. GtC grows organic frutis and vegetables on formerly abandoned lots while learning about and practicing agriculture, environmental stewardship and community development.   She talks about the impact her nonprofit has made in the community regarding environmental justice.