The Harlem Community Garden is helping young adults become part of climate change.
In New York City’s Concrete Forest, the area is dominated by skyscrapers, but it looks strong, and among them are small community gardens, such as the Frank White Memorial Garden. Branch-Sis, a brotherhood organization, teaches young adults how to grow vegetables and go to the garden, but most importantly, it helps the community and their community.
Bro-Sis is an organization dedicated to helping young people academically, socially and politically on the road to adulthood.
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As a gardener for the city’s Frank White Memorial, Bro-Sis offers six programs, including an environmental program that educates Harlem teens about environmental recreation and sustainability.
Among them is 16-year-old Satna Chauhari, who has been with Bro-Sis for four years. He joined the organization on community projects and learned the basics of urban gardening while working on the Frank White Memorial Garden.
Satna said: “I came here because of the feeling of community, of feeling connected. “This is a learning experience. You will learn how to do all these different things. For example, my coordinator in the greenhouse and (helping me) and teaching me how to rebuild the house.
The 7,000-square-foot West 143-square-foot garden includes pumpkins, tomatoes, oranges, oranges, sprouts, peach trees, apple trees, and more than 20 fruits and vegetables. Plants and vegetables are well-adjusted using acupuncture techniques and daily maintenance. The garden is cared for by teenagers, 8 to 19 year olds, and adults up to 22 years old who participate in the Bros. program.
The garden is designed by community members. Near the garden will be a new six-story, 20,000-square-foot building for Bros.’s company.
Childhood friends for a voice of change
A.D. In 1994, Carrie Lazare-White and Jason Warwin founded the Soul Sister Organization. His two childhood friends started the organization as a voice and support for young Latino and black adults facing social and economic challenges in Rhode Island.
Since then, the organization has been part of personal development and academic success through counseling and comprehensive education for young adults throughout New York City.
I gained the knowledge I share with my friends, family, and peers. ”“ I have a younger brother… I teach what I learn here.
The four themes of Bro-Sis: Knowledge, Society, Positiveness and Future: Adolescents are motivated for success.
Bro-C members learn how to use acupuncture and hydroponic gardening techniques; How to plant beds, grow techniques and landscape design. Members also built sidewalks, benches, and gazebos in the garden. The garden practices fertilizer techniques, and provides a fertilizer pool to collect organic matter from the public
“When we look at green spaces, we see places where young people touch the earth, grow things, learn more about primrose and nature crossings, global warming and that threat,” he said. Lazare-White, “Working in Harlem, even on a small plot of land of 6,000 square feet.”
We understand the dangers of the environment – global warming and climate change – so it is a very practical learning environment for young people.
Summer exercises
Bro-Sis Gaya Summer Work, a seven-week, urban gardening workshop, offers teens the opportunity to practice gardening and participate in educational workshops. During the summer, trainees also learn about environmental issues and engage in activism.
“For young people, such green spaces are essential to developing food skills and awareness and where they come from and to maintaining good health,” said Lazare-White. It is a constant place to teach and teach, so we see it as important.
During the COVID-19 epidemic, Bro-Sis provided an emergency food relief program to the community by providing more than 700,000 packaged foods. Bags include milk, eggs, bread, cereals, frozen goods, products, and containers. Bags for families and the Harlem community.
The organization continues to run the Hamilton Heights Green Youth Market, where young members sell locally grown fruits and vegetables every Wednesday. From July to November, BroC members sell more than four tons of food each season. They emphasize the importance of a healthy lifestyle and hold workshops to educate residents about the importance of a healthy diet.
Through their local programs and community access, the Frank White Community Garden serves more than 2,000 people each year. His success is credited to the community and to the members of the Bros.
“You need help from the community to build a community garden,” Lazare-White said. I think the most important thing is to make sure that it is a beautiful and safe place in the community that is dedicated to the garden, that stands for the integration of your community, that stands for preserving it and not letting it spoil.