This 2.7 acre garden park in Washington, DC is bursting with creative potential. With a mission inspired by a passion for community engagement and Professor Wangari Maathai’s legacy, we are building a park to benefit everyone. Come visit the public community garden and fruit tree orchard and grab a snack! Friends of Wangari Gardens, Inc: "bringing creativity to unused land and enriching, sustaining, transforming, and cultivating it for the benefit of the surrounding community"
INSPIRATION: Professor and Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai was the incredible founder of the Green Belt Movement, based in Kenya. She was an environmentalist and social justice peace activist who empowered mainly women in East Africa to plant more than 47 million trees. She tirelessly worked to combine environmental, economic, and social development. Professor Maathai passed away in September of 2011. COME GARDEN:
* If you live nearby, come volunteer to maintain the public spaces on Sundays from 10-12 p.m. or email [email protected] for more information
* Apply for a private plot here: https://wangarigardens.wordpress.com/the-garden/personal-plots/
There are lots of different ways to volunteer your time and skills.
-work days: bed construction, tree plantings, garden layout, etc.
-maintenance: caring for the gardens, irrigation, mowing
-fundraising: planning events, looking for donors, grant
research, etc.
-education: assisting new gardeners, teaching kids' programs,
etc.
-cooking: providing healthy snacks for volunteers on workdays
-outreach: helping to involve the surrounding neighborhoods in
the creation of the park
DONATE:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8CRJNG58B2J6N&source=url
Donations of gardening supplies and landscaping tools are also needed.
