Post on 16-Apr-2017
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Demographic Overview
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Data (avg. of census blocks)Population ~ 1700 individuals Median household income: $29,000Poverty rate: 36%31% enrolled in school Race:
75% Black or African American22% White3% 2 or more races
Crime63.6 crimes per 1000 inhabitantsCity avg: 24.7
Inspiration: Helpful Practice
▷ Public stage for urban agriculture since 1972
▷ Gardening and convening space
○ 127 plots
○ Reading groups, yoga, cooking and gardening classes
▷ Food feeds residents, goes into corner stores, and is used for cooking demos in schools
▷ “It brings folks out of isolation.”9
Alice’s Garden: Milwaukee, WI Lindsay Heights
Recommendations◉ More community dialogue
◉ Building community capacity around an identity Uptown
◉ Community Gardens & Food
◉ Spaces for community convening
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