In this episode of Partisan Gardens, we share a conversation between Ryan Richardson, a writer and activist born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains, and Steven Stoll. Dr. Stoll teaches at Fordham University and is the author of Ramp Hollow, a celebrated agrarian history of Appalachia. Stoll seeks to revive the memory of agrarian life and its destruction through …
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A vehicle caused property damage to Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, last night. The Bloomington-based non-profit food pantry and community garden suffered damage to fruit trees and plantings, after a driver crashed through the garden on West Allen Street. The Hub’s President and CEO Amanda Nickey says last night’s damage was extensive. She said it’s not the first time a driver has …
Read More »The City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department has opened registration for residents to rent garden plots in the Willie Streeter Community Gardens and the Butler Park Community Gardens. Community Gardening Program Manager Robin Hobson says the program began in 1984 and has grown to 184 plots at the Willie Streeter location. Some of the plots are raised beds for …
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