It was an extremely cold start to the morning, which temperatures hovering below the freezing mark, but that didn’t deter over 40+ volunteers from coming out to help install perhaps Lexington’s first Urban Orchards!
This was a project organized by the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association, and while Seedleaf was honored to be a partner in it, we were by no means the only one whose involvement made the start to this innovative project so effective. Over 50 trees were planted over a 4-part site, which included the London Ferrell Garden on Third Street, the grounds of the Living Arts and Science Center, a city-owned, empty green space on the corner of 4th and Elm Tree and finally, the expansive grounds of the Florence Crittenton Home.
The diversity of the plots alone help to convey the uniqueness of this project, and encourage the idea that gardening and the promise of community food initiatives is not just a possibility relegated to the privileged or intentionally perfect sites. If anything, the efforts of yesterday’s planting, and the tireless hours of planning that preceded them, work to prove that no dream of our neighborhood or food security is impossible.
John Lennon famously said, “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”
And if you need some help dreaming, perhaps the pictures, provided by the incomparable photographer Geoff Maddock, will provide the spark!
To all of you who helped out yesterday, thank you so much for your efforts.
And if you weren’t able to, we hope to see you at any one of the upcoming events for Seedleaf!
The party is just beginning….
