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Ahwatukee professor Dr. Neal Lester is leading a panel discussion on Black farmers, gardening, food and sustainability “through the lens of race, gender, and culture.”
The story of Project Roots begins with co-founders taking note of the lack of fresh produce to people of color in low income areas.
State lawmakers win $300,000 for trees and $100,000 for school gardens, bringing greenery to campuses that need it. But it may require ongoing action.
Roughly $300,000 in this year’s state budget went to a Trees for Kids program aimed at making public and charter school campuses more lush.Supporters held a news conference at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday to say the money is now available to certain schools.Dionne Washington with Project Roots wants fruit-bearing trees native to the Sonoran Desert.
PHOENIX (KVOA) - Senate bill 1689 has passed which creates a budget to fund tree-planting in public schools.