It has to be one of the best ways to spend the summer: Soaking in nature at the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance’s Urban Roots Program.
Tomatoes and peppers are thriving in the Urban Roots Garden, which is behind the scenes at the Garfield Park Conservatory greenhouse.
Urban Roots Program Teen Leader Jayveon Edmonds in his third year there. He will be a senior at Al Raby High School. He gives tours, trains new interns, works with bees and said this paid internship experience has helped him cultivate confidence. He is comfortable with public speaking, can adapt to his audience and said people are eager to learn.
His favorite room, the Fern Room, represents how Chicago might have looked in prehistoric times, complete with fish and turtles, which also inspire nurturing. Edmonds said he plans to further his studies in college. Spending time in this environment planted the seeds of growth through sharing.
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