On Saturday, Jan. 4, the Center of Mental and Spiritual Wellness Garden hosted a community garden and wellness workshop as part of its "Roots of Resilience" program.
Participants had the chance to build a soilless hydroponic tower. "It may look like soil, but it's actually cocoa coir," explains Lee Hightower III, vice chair of the Center of Mental and Spiritual Wellness and lead organizer of the event.
"Basically, what we do is we hook this up to a reservoir, we put nutrients into the water, and then the water flows all the way through. Everybody chipped in to help build it. And then we also had them put these seedlings into the pods."
"We're going to have our second hydroponic tower growing. So, we got our first one that we did and gave the elders all their food. So, this is just going to give us more opportunity to grow some more food," Lee continues.
"It was a beautiful event," said Jair, a participant. "We came out, helped clean up the yard, and then there was a nice meditation ceremony. Afterward, food was provided. It was a beautiful, coming together of community."
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