E4E was created shortly after George Floyd was murdered last year and gives voice to minority and marginalized groups in Encinitas. Several black wooden panels with the names of people killed during run-ins with police provided a backdrop for the garden that is made up of several garden boxes. A large painted picture of Floyd rests next to them.
“I’m proud of our community,” Woods-Drake said while standing next to the garden dozens of volunteers helped build last month.
Woods-Drake said the Fill-A-Belly community garden is open to everyone who wants to help, and the produce will support other local non-profits like the Oceanside Homeless Resource.