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Mark Covington, Georgia Street Community Garden, Detroit

Mark Covington, Georgia Street Community Garden, Detroit
After being fired from his job, Mark Covington was amazed by the amount of garbage on Georgia Street, where he grew up, in east Detroit, MI.

With help from friends, family, and neighbors, Mark cleaned up some abandoned lots and started the Georgia Street Community Garden, which grows vegetables like collard greens, squash, beans, and tomatoes for their community.
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Connie Zheng

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November 23, 2011, 01:46AM
This is so inspirational! I love Mr. Covington's meandering storytelling style here--it turns what could be a merely uplifting story to a really personal journey to improving his city and turning its accepted mode of industry on its head.
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Meena Kadri

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November 22, 2011, 10:48PM
Love it when you're less laconic! What a great testament to resilience + citizen collaboration. Totally inspiring.
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