Davis Park Community Garden received a grant in 2010 for raised bed materials needed to expand the garden and allow the many people on the waiting list an opportunity to engage in the activities.
Davis Park Community Garden
Our Purpose
to afford many people who use the park for recreation opportunities to learn about the origins of food, fresh produce, and sustainable land use; to allow neighbors to become friends, discuss issues of government, take collective action for change, and develop leadership.
Summary of Projects
In Spring 2008, a gang related shooting at Davis Park in Providence, RI spurred Elmhurst Clean & Green and several other local groups to undertake a bold mission to rethink the park. Plans for the park renovation are ambitious and include a community garden, a farmers' market that will accept vouchers from low income residents and seniors, new playground equipment, enhanced curb appeal, and opportunities for the arts through sculpture installations and an area for performances. The group received a grant in 2009 to oversee the oversee the organization, construction and administration of a community garden in Davis Park which, positioned at the junction of three neighborhoods, will provide a focal point to gather and better understand the richness of the diversity each neighborhood embodies.