In Dallas’ food deserts, community gardens ease but don’t end food insecurity
In Dallas’ food deserts, community gardens ease but don’t end food insecurity
To be more effective, cities need to support these community gardens, as demonstrated by an innovative program in Austin, experts say.
Neyssa Shockley stands on her family s land in Dolphin Heights. “You won’t meet a person around here who doesn’t recognize my father’s name,” said Shockley, 31. Her father was James “Skip” Shockley, an activist and member of the Dallas Black Panther Party. “Community meant everything to him.” His final request before he died last May was to turn the family land into a community garden.(Nitashia Johnson)