After Frayser food hub, group opens in Orange Mound
Austin Avery III and his wife, Reesie, speak at the ribbon cutting ceremony for a new sustainability hub in Orange Mound July 1, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Shirley McKenzie places placards in the raised plant beds at a new sustainability hub in Orange Mound July 1, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A hydroponic growing system sits in the front room of a new sustainability hub in Orange Mound July 1, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
With a community garden, seed library and leftover food from local restaurants, The Original Project Team opened its sustainability food hub in Orange Mound on Friday morning, July 1.
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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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