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The hustle and bustle of the busy Atlanta metropolis provides no clear indicators of a planet in peril. Cars zoom up and down the interstate, and skyscrapers shoot up into the sky as if they were attempting to touch God Himself. But on a small plot of land, right in the middle of the mania, one group understands that soil is far more important than cement, and that a self-sustained existence is far more gratifying than society’s reliance on its own innovation.
HABESHA Gardens is one of the many urban gardens now being cultivated in black communities across the country. Through their focus on reclaiming the earth that was once so vital to our existence in Africa, HABESHA Inc., is encouraging a new wave of self-reliance in our community.
Cashawn Myers, director of HABESHA Inc., passionately shared the importance of Africans Americans reclaiming their past through this method. Here’s an exclusive look at his perspective. –dewayne rogers
For more information, visit Habeshainc.org.
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