South Memphis community garden celebrates $250K expansion
Green Leaf was originally 30 vacant, blighted lots and three abandoned buildings. It was transformed into a three-acre micro-farm. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“Many years ago, this area today where we are was a combination of 30 blighted and vacant lots and it is now a place of growth, hope and celebration,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said.
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Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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