Bronx and Manhattan Land Trusts had several representatives at the “Rally to Save GreenThumb” on Tuesday, April 5th at City Hall. Attending were executive director, Erica Packard; community organizer, Catherine Wint; board member, Edie Kean; and Davidson Avenue gardener, Kim Brown. The rally was in response to cuts to community block grant funding, which funds […]
Bronx Land Trust, community gardens, GreenThumb, Manhattan Land Trust, rallyClassie Parker, a longtime Manhattan Land Trust gardener at Five Star Community Garden in Harlem, was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about land preservation. Classie Parker, along with Bertha Rady (La Perla Garden) and Ronnie Rivera (Davidson Avenue Garden) spent the day Monday, March 14 in Albany speaking about the importance of urban […]
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