Nonprofit leaders are working to transform a plot of land in the Southeast neighborhood into a “food forest” where neighbors can roam through greenery and pluck produce for free.
The Newport News Green Foundation recently broke ground on the $1 million Sarfan Food Forest, which has been in the works for years.
“The idea is that eventually the landscape will become and create its own little ecosystem,” said executive director Tami Farinholt, “and will be able to manage and sustain itself pretty much on its own.”…