By Mike Kinney
A new victory garden in Richmond built with the help of local youth will one day provide fruits and vegetables to disadvantaged communities.
On Wednesday, Groundwork Richmond, tasked since 2010 with improving the city’s environment via community partnerships, and its Green Team, a group of local students engaged in service-learning opportunities, were busy putting the finishing touches on the garden located behind the City of Richmond Park and Recreation Administrative Building at 33rd Street and Macdonald Avenue.
The garden has 13 beds approximately 6 feet long, 3 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Growing there are zucchini squash, cucumbers, black and blue berries, raspberries, peppers, melons and eggplants along with herbs such as basil and lemon thyme. And tomatoes too.