Rebel Ganoush

Last Tuesday the SCRG visited the Eastwick Community Garden to see how things were going in the height of the season. But when we drove up to Pepper in the morning before going to Eastwick things didn’t look right. Our tomato cages had collapsed and lay flat, there stakes out of the ground along with […]

The Story of a Bean

SCRG Eastwick Profile: Ms. Joanne

Where were you born? Georgia but she grew up in Maryland. How long have you been gardening? All her life. How long have you been at the Eastwick Community Garden? 7 years Who taught you how to garden? Her grandmother and reading books. What do you do with the food you grow? 98% of it she gives to her […]

SCRG Eastwick Profile: Ms. Alma

Where were you born? Hurt, Virginia How long have you been gardening? 30 years How long have you been at the Eastwick Community Garden? This is her 3rd year. Who taught you how to garden? She grew up in the country. If you grew up in the country you had to work. What do you […]

SCRG Eastwick Profile: Mr. Joe

Where were you born? Philadelphia How long have you been gardening? About 30 years How long have you been at the Eastwick Community Garden? His grandfather started at Eastwick 3o years ago and the plot has been passed down from generation to generation. Mr. Joe’s son Anthony now helps him in the garden. Who taught you how to […]

SCRG Eastwick Profile: Mr. Bruno

Where were you born? Italy How long have you been gardening? About 8 or 9 years How long have you been at the Eastwick Community Garden? The same Who taught you how to garden? Reading, learn himself, and every year gets better and better and better. What do you do with the food you grow? He gives […]

SCRG Eastwick Profile: Mr. Robert

Where were you born? North Carolina How long have you been gardening? 68 years (started when he was 7 years old) How long have you been at the Eastwick Community Garden? About 30 years Who taught you how to garden? His father What do you do with the food you grow? Give it away and eats it himself. […]

SCRG Eastwick Profile: Mr. Gil

Where were you born? Georgia How long have you been gardening? 60 years, probably (he’s 71 now, got started early) How long have you been at the Eastwick Community Garden? Since 1992 Who taught you how to garden? Parents What do you do with the food you grow? Give it to neighbors, eats some himself. […]

Eastwick Reflections

‘Today we took a trip to the Eastwick Community Garden. It’s our neighboring garden and is currently in danger of being replaced by an airport parking lot. I don’t know what tunnel-visioned supervisor thinks industrialized urban parking lots beat luscious multipurpose gardens that many people rely on. It upsets me that people still think so […]

Professor Mike at Eastwick

‘Today we went to the Eastwick Community Garden. We got to meet Professor Mike who told us a little bit about the garden. He told us that the garden might be turned into a parking lot for the Airport. I think that is bad for the senior citizens because they will not be able to […]