Garden Stewardship at Boulevard Lofts Gardens
Project focus area
Improve food security through garden stewardship in Northeast KCK.
Plan for action
Garden Stewardship program at Boulevard Lofts Gardens to empower residents with gardening skills & resources to combat food insecurity & build sustainable community infrastructure.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic groups, Persons with low income
Evidence
- 10 community members volunteered from June to October contributing approx. 35 volunteer hours.
- There were countless organic interactions between staff and residents in the garden or about the garden that have become a powerful form of community connection.
- Residents have expressed genuine joy in having access to fresh food.
- One resident visits weekly to pick vegetables for her salads.
- Another resident planted beets, corn, and other root vegetables in an empty bed and took initiative to weed other beds weekly.
- We activated a total of 10 garden beds with a wide variety of crops, including tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, eggplant, mini and green bell peppers, shishito peppers, jalapeños, tomatillos, squash, zucchini, basil, parsley, dill, and mint.
- Despite limited structure and technical expertise, the garden has become a valued, living community space that connects residents through food, shared work, and mutual support.
Progress
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Collaborators
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Warren Adams-Leavitt
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- Collaborators
- 1
- New partnerships
- 3
- Total investment
- $978
- People impacted
- 76