High Impact Projects is working in conjunction with Five River Metro Parks in Dayton, Ohio to help African refugee families start urban garden plots. We are working with families from Sudan, Congo. Burundi and Rwanda to exploit vacant lots within the city for small scale agricultural use. 2009 was our first year and was quite successful. In 2010 we added three more inner city lots and a rain water collection system. This year we expanded the project with additional lots and families and the addition of tools a small roto tiller from Muhammad Ali Center and Mantis Foundation.The current cost estimate is for tools, greenhouse supplies, seeds, bedding plants and fertilizer. In the future we hope to add a greenhouse for vocational training, plant propagation and income generation.
Burundian women at work on Neal Ave Garden
working with young Quaker volunteers
young gardeners
cabbages and corn thrive in the city
2011 a new rotor tiller thanks to the Mantis Corporation
starting seedlings in teh cold frames
African women working together to build new lives in the U.S.
