An image-enhancing event

Another great mention in the Buffalo News this year was in columnist Donn Esmonde's article after Garden Walk weekend. The best quote was the opening line. I felt a though he was talking directly to me and the Garden Walk committee and gardeners:

"Stop whatever you are doing and pat yourself on the back. Yes, you. You are leading the community. You are shaping the present and the future. Not the politicians or the power brokers. You."

He goes further to say, "The 1995 brainstorm of Marvin Lunenfeld and Gail McCarthy is a tribute to the communal spirit of folks in a city with a four-month growing season. It has blossomed (heh heh) into an image-enhancing event that — unlike pro sports or cultural attractions — actually brings suburbanites into city neighborhoods. The first-hand look cannot help but dissolve crime-and-grime stereotypes of the city. Some things you cannot put a price on."


Read the whole article here.

Photo up top is of the West Utica Street Community Garden.