GROWING COMMUNITY
Gardens are more than seeds and soil. They have been sites of community empowerment, allowing us to connect with the land, feed family and community, and form emotional bonds. What happens when these spaces are no longer available? How can we retain the ability to steward our green spaces and our communities? During this six-part series, workshop attendees will explore how a connection to community, cultural traditions, and well-being can be achieved through gardening in small spaces. Participants will also explore how these smaller thriving green spaces serve as sites of community and habitation for residents of every shape and form. Guest gardener - Nathan Erwin Who are the people in our neighborhood? In our last workshop, we met some of the neighbors who are essential to healthy communities, we can all call home. This workshop introduces us to more personalities whose presence lets us know that our community is thriving as a whole. As we do maintenance in the late summer garden, facilitator Derek Thomas and guest gardener Nate Erwin will guide us on feeding our plants and feeding the neighbors our plants need to thrive. When our neighbors move on, then what? This season’s workshops will be hybrid. Workshop attendees can join us onsite in the museum’s garden (15 spots available) or via Zoom (see registration link). To attend in person please email Katrina Lashley, LashleyK@si.edu
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