South End Community Gardens Tour
Mon, Jul 07, 2008 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
The walk starts at New Harrison Urban Garden, behind 700 Harrison Avenue
Organized by
USES (United South End Settlements)
Join USES and Betsy Johnson, president of the South End/Lower Roxbury Land Trust and former executive director of the American Community Gardening Association as we explore the many beautiful community gardens of the South End.
| For: | Youth, Youth Workers |
| Ages: | All Ages |
Albert Whitaker, (617) 375-8137, awhitaker@uses.org
Details
Whether you have a green thumb or plants wither at your presence, you will want to join United South End Settlements (USES) and Betsy Johnson on Monday July 7th at 6:30 for a guided tour of the South End’s amazing collection of community gardens. The walk will start at the new Harrison Urban Garden (HUG garden) located behind 700 Harrison Avenue between East Brookline and East Canton Streets. The garden is built atop the underground parking garage. On the tour will be one of the city’s largest community gardens and one of the few with a distinctly Chinese character.Betsy Johnson is a co-founder and current president of the South End/Lower Roxbury Land Trust. She is also the former executive director of the American Community Gardening Association and will provide insights about community gardening from across the country.
USES walks are free, open to all, proceed at a leisurely pace that all may handle. Please contact Albert Whitaker at (617) 375-8137 or awhitaker@uses.org to reserve your place as participation is limited to 20 people. The walks are dog friendly but there is an optional dinner afterwards so leave the pooch at home if you plan on joining the group for dinner. Walks will be rescheduled in the event of rain.
