May 24, 2019

Community garden in Albany Park aims to protect environment, indigenous culture

Author: Nirmal Mulaikal

Every Sunday for the past month, Native American Chicagoans and Albany Park residents have gathered across the street from the 17th District police station to work on their community garden.
The First Nations Garden currently includes a traditional garden for the community’s use. Part of the space — a prairie and soil restoration project and land specifically used for indigenous practices and traditions — remains in development.
Eventually the space that is yet to be developed will be used to co