Mayor Cuts Ribbon on New Senior Green Connections Garden
On Wednesday August 17, 2011 Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and Richard Minocchio, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC), cut the ribbon on a new garden located at the Victor Walchirk Apartments, 2300 Noyes Court. This new garden is part of the Green Connections Project, a joint partnership between Family Focus, Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin’s Office, the Housing Authority of Cook County, and the City of Evanston.
The Green Connections Project is a container gardening project that aims to engage residents of the City of Evanston’s public housing facilities.
As part of the pilot program, container gardens are also under way at the Jane R. Pearlman Apartments (1900 Sherman) and Blake Robinson Manor (1615 Emerson). 2012 expansion plans include containers to the established walled garden at Ebenezer Primm Towers (1001 Emerson). Each garden will be maintained by the residents of the building and will be used to plant herbs, vegetables, and flowers.