Garden Walk for Food Justice
September 30, 2023 3:44 pm
• Last Updated: September 30, 2023 4:20 pm
People pick leaves off a nasturtium plant to taste that was planted with pepper, kale and radish plants in one of the public snack beds at the Ledyard Street Community Garden. The group was participating in the FRESH New London Garden Walk for Food Justice on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. In the background are the beds for individuals and families. The tour, led by Hazel Levine, not shown, with FRESH New London, visited five FRESH gardens in neighborhoods around the Mercer Street Community Gardens and Education Center. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Hazel Levine, with FRESH New London and dressed as an avocado, blows her whistle to notify participants that they are leaving the Broad Street snack beds to visit the next garden during the FRESH New London Garden Walk for Food Justice on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The tour visited five FRESH gardens in neighborhoods around the Mercer Street Community Gardens and Education Center. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Eric Dominguez, crew leader for the FRESH New London fall youth program, talks about the huacata plant, a Peruvian black mint growing in one of the Broad Street public snack beds, to the people participating in the FRESH New London Garden Walk for Food Justice on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The tour, led by Hazel Levine, not shown, with FRESH New London, visited five FRESH gardens in neighborhoods around the Mercer Street Community Gardens and Education Center. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London ― People participated Saturday in the Garden Walk for Food Justice held by FRESH New London. The group visited five FRESH gardens in neighborhoods around the Mercer Street Community Gardens and Education Center.
The other gardens are the Broad Street Snack Beds, Ledyard Street Community Garden, McDonald Park Community Garden and Cottage Street Urban Farm.
Food justice is aimed at ensuring access to nutritious, affordable, and culturally-appropriate food.
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