A community garden on Erie’s east side is letting neighbors grow food together. What started as a collaborative effort at the former Burton Elementary School has become an important resource for families in a food-desert neighborhood.
When you step onto the grounds of the former Burton Elementary School, you see 65 garden plots — all created through a collaborative effort. Many of the gardeners are new Americans with strong agricultural backgrounds, bringing their own seeds and even their own tools.
“this is particularly important when the federal government is cutting their medical benefits, their food benefits, and putting pressure even on them for housing or home security”…