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CLEVELAND — Fourteen percent of people living in Cuyahoga County live in a neighborhood that's considered a food desert. That's nearly 180,000 people living in higher-poverty areas where a grocery store is more than a half mile away for most.
Harvesting anything takes time, work, and passion, all of which Ebonie Randle has for her community through her Shalom & Tranquility Garden. The idea came during the pandemic for a few reasons; one was to provide the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood with a source of fresh produce that would alleviate the challenges of living in a food desert.
"Now they provide food, art, literally... so much more. Public officials and neighbors have noticed the impacts the garden has had on this generation as well as the next. So this is this is an economic issue and an environmental issue and she's taking it head on. I couldn't be more impressed.” said US Representative Shontel Brown.
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