The UPMC Division of General Internal Medicine Antiracism Team put together a community gardening event, in which a bunch of us and our kids gathered at the Garden on Gearing in the neighborhood of Beltzhoover to pull weeds, turn over soil, pick up trash, and plant a variety of seeds and seedlings.
In the first picture you can see Mel, who is on the neighborhood committee. In the second picture is Gordon, who farms this plot and sells or donates the fruits and veggies.
We were visited by some of the local humans, 2 tiny snakes, and a young deer who looked ready to help himself to everything we had just put in the ground!
It turns out there are a number of experienced gardeners who came with tools, and the rest of us brought enthusiasm for being outside on a gorgeous Saturday. It was nice to meet colleagues in person with whom we had only interacted over email or a Teams meeting wit our video cameras off.
Those who could stick around enjoyed jerk chicken, curried goat, and plantains from Leon's Caribbean Restaurant, a local institution in nearby Allentown. Gordon says we should come back in the fall to help him harvest the fruits of our labors.
Thank you for sharing these photos! It was a wonderful day gardening, only made better by the company.
ReplyDeleteIt was a perfect day of gardening, great conversations and enjoying each other company. Thanks so much to everyone for making this a success.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAww, that was super genial. Thank you for sharing. I am so glad to hear the event was a success. Keep up!!!
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