Burton Street Community Peace Gardens

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This community garden was established by Safi Mahaba and DeWayne Barton in 2003 with the goal of converting a vacant lot to a community garden and performance space. The garden includes a variety of flowers and vegetable gardens and artwork from local people, as well as art installations and murals.

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Backstory and Context

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Co-founder DeWayne Bartonis also the founder of Hood Huggers International, a team that empowers community elders and grassroots leaders along with youth from diverse neighborhoods to work with volunteers and improve the local community. For local residents, these gardens are a museum with artwork that repurposes and recycles discarded items along with murals and gardens. The greenhouse frames were constructed of steel poles from an abandoned McDonald's playground. Garden and district walking tours are available.

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