Misija NADE u urbanom vrtu
A mission of hope in an urban garden in Atlanta Linked by Michael Levenston The Atlanta Union Mission has transformed a vacant downtown lot into a garden filled with raised vegetable beds that are tended daily by the very men who inhabit the shelter and whose bounty will benefit the shelter’s kitchen. Photo from Atlanta Union Mission. “Our own little Garden of Eden.” By Adeline Chen CNN – Eatocracy May 16, 2011 Excerpt: “We eat what we get. It’s not like I can say ‘I’m going to eat something healthy,’” says Joel, a resident of a downtown Atlanta shelter. For Joel, and other homeless people like him, having a meal does not mean choosing between an organic pear and gorgonzola salad or locally-grown arugula with artisanal cheese. Instead, food options boil down to one thing: sustenance. The food is received mostly by donation, which means it’s often cheap, non-perishable, and generally less than healthy. However, one Atlanta nonprofit, the Atlanta Mission, has recentl...