Georgia Street Community Collective: An East Side Neighborhood Grows Together
They are pretty and all, but what can a community garden really do? Imagine it, and it’s probably happening on Georgia Street on Detroit’s East Side, where residents have taken a garden plot and ultimately changed the attitudes and face of their neighborhood. And they’ve done it by taking matters into their own hands.
The Georgia Street Community Collective garden has brought neighbors together and more importantly changed attitudes in this East Side neighborhood.
WDET 101.9 FM’s Zak Rosen and Model D photographer Marvin Shaouni collaborated on this report on the grassroots garden and community collective, located at the 9300 Block of Georgia and Vinton streets between VanDyke and Gratiot.
Rosen has been reporting on Detroiters’ efforts to combat the mortgage crisis and preserve their neighborhoods as part of WDET’s series, “Home is More Than Our House,” which airs regularly through the end of the month. You can read more on their blog.
Want to get involved with Georgia Street? The Georgia Street Community Collective has a wish list and more info on their blog.
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