Parks & People Annual Greening Celebration!

On October 21, 2009 Shari' and Essence represented Unity Urban Garden at the Parks & People Foundation's Annual Greening Celebration. The Garden was one of four gardens nominated for the 2009 Best neighborhood Greening Grant project award. The nominees where chosen from local gardens who were awarded a Parks and People Greening
Grant. This grant will allow Unity Urban Garden to create permanent signage, add a shaded seating area, rain barrels and native plants.

During the celebration Unity Urban Garden was also awarded a signature "open spaces" two person bench from the TKF Foundation and a "Certification of Special recognition" from U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin. This was a lovely evening allowing Essence and Shari' to meet and exchange ideas with other community gardens. We also presented a poster presentation of the garden since its inception in April 2009 to the present.

Give thanks! :-)