Food Not Bombs Community Garden Project

Chicagoist has a great post about the Food Not Bombs Community Garden Project‘s work in transforming an abandoned police station in Pilsen:

Taking a break from bringing over jugs of water filled from a house nearby, Eli Gonzalez, who grew up in Little Village and has lived in the neighborhood for a year, talked about some of his personal reasons for working in the garden. “I wanted to do something that bettered the lives of the people in my community and the people around me,” said Gonzalez. “Something tangible that you can put your hands on. There’s a difference between petitions and walking in a march as opposed to handing somebody some groceries we grew ourselves that they can eat and feel better directly in that moment.”

Food Not Bombs Pilsen Reclaims Long Abandoned Police Station – Chicagoist