Edible Garden for Kingswood Community Center
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2019-12
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Kingswood Community Center (KCC) isa 9.1 acre property located in the northeast part of
Wilmington, Delaware at 2300 Bowers Street. The community is near the Brandywine River
is adjacent to commuter railroad tracks. The KCC has been operational for over 70 years and
provides resources, opportunities, and events for community members of all ages. The name
Kingswood comes from Kingswood Methodist Episcopal Church. At the back of building, there is an existing 0.15 acres large community garden with edible plants including as raspberry, blackberry,
blueberry, and strawberries. Correspondingly, there is food pantry that stores and distributes
the freshly grown produce from the garden. This small urban garden is already helping to solve
the problem for the neighbors who take advantage of the food pantry. It is helping them even
though they live in what is technically a food desert. As mentioned, the community center is home
to a small edible garden that is planted with a variety of existing fruits in raised planting beds. I
proposed to expand the edible garden area and function so that it is large enough to produce
more food for the local community.
Keywords
Kingswood Community Center, Wilmington, DE, Community garden, Edible plants