Hyde Park & Mattapan
Gardening for Empathy
Hosted by Derived Pierre-Louis, Lily Bonilla-Reyes & James of Bay Staters
Come join us in stewarding the land; exchanging seeds and seedlings to create yards and streets full of plants and native pollinator-gardens.
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Hyde Park: April 26th @ Weider Park / 2 PM - 4 PM
Mattapan: May 3rd @ Ross Park / 2 PM - 4 PM
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Agenda:
Discuss the meaning of "Gardening for Empathy".
Discuss our responsibility in supporting the natural-ecosystem.
Identify native plants to support pollinators/companion-planting.
Activities:
Vision Board for Garden – Based on what they learned from the session, attendees will be asked to plan their garden.
Seed Starting Kit Activity – We’ll start seed-kits with attendees based off their vision board – seeds, soil, mulch, and repurposed containers will be provided. Aprons are available if needed.
Prioritizing empathy for the land and other living-beings through gardening and stewardship — gardening sustainably in the soil to revitalize our connection back to Nature; acknowledging the micro-organisms & insects tending the soils beneath our feet and the natural-ecosystem around us; allowing space & empathy for the bees, birds, and other critters on Earth while gardening.
We'll learn about food-sovereignty (revitalizing our ability & our freedom to grow our own foods,) and stewarding the land (understanding the value of environmental-conservation, and sustainability).
We want to empower Hyde Park and Mattapan residents to plant and grow sustainably in the soil - whether it is for fresh-vegetables, greens, herbs — or pollinator-gardens/habitat-gardens. Throughout the upcoming weeks, we'll provide workshops such as: growing seedlings from upcycled materials, transplanting plants, building garden-beds, creating bird-feeders, and so much more!
Additionally, we'll provide informational-resources and free growing-materials to Hyde Park & Mattapan residents such as: raised-garden-beds, seeds, and seedlings.