All the good things that grow on Park Street

This article was originally published on July 28, 2022. Williamsport, PA – Neighborhood pride is something that Williamsport resident JoJo Potts feels deeply about. Community success is the driving force that keeps him going. At the Red Shield Community Garden Party in the Pace Avenue neighborhood on Wednesday evening, Potts expressed his joy at the … Read more

Ambassador to the United Nations visited Badger Rock, explored the community garden

Linda Thomas-Greenfield grabs a strawberry from a bush outside the Badger Rock Neighborhood Center Friday morning. “I used to eat blackberries when I was a kid, but we didn’t have strawberries,” she said after enjoying the little fruit. United States Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas-Greenfield visited BRNC on Friday to see how the center, … Read more

An Omaha charity helps low-income families by planting gardens in their backyards

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – It’s a sunny day and Zoraida and her husband, Odberto Alvarado, are here to harvest their new garden. Gardener Odberto, who changed his lifestyle two years ago, had to temporarily stay home from work due to a shoulder injury. “We’re having a little bit of trouble financially because I had surgery … Read more

An Omaha charity helps low-income families by planting gardens in their backyards

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – It’s a sunny day and Zoraida and her husband, Odberto Alvarado, are here to harvest their new garden. Gardener Odberto, who changed his lifestyle two years ago, had to temporarily stay home from work due to a shoulder injury. “We’re having a little bit of trouble financially because I had surgery … Read more