Quesada Gardens Initiative – Growing a Community

September 19th, 2008 foust Posted in Audio | No Comments »

The Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco has struggled with many issues including drugs, gangs, violence, prostitution, environmental justice, poverty, lack of access to healthy food, and more.  Quesada Gardens Initiative is bringing residents together around the common goal of improving their streets and their quality of life.

They’re building community by giving residents a voice, access to information, and multiple projects and events to participate in.  Positive change is occurring through public art projects, outdoor film screenings, fruit harvesting, dances, backyard edible gardening, community gardens, and more.  Jeffrey Betcher, James Ross, and Shane King took the time recently to tell us about what it takes to grow a community.

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