6th Annual Grassroots Gardens Harvest Celebration

Our neighborhood gardens offer us a support system that we just can't do without these days. Can you imagine what the West Side would be without all of the beautiful gardens that were once abandoned lots filled with debris and old building foundations? It's hard to travel down a West Side street without witnessing, first hand, the benefits that community gardens provide. Often times you can also see the further public and private investment that unfolds around a community garden. These efforts bring neighborhoods together, increase property values, curb crime, and bring visitors (and potential homeowners) into neighborhoods that they might not normally visit.