Our very own Keanna Flowers, a founding member of Bowen Harvest and graduate of By The Hand Club, penned a beautiful essay for Better Magazine about the positive impact that the youth-led container farm is having on her hometown community of Altgeld Gardens.
Read her first-hand account of how Bowen Harvest came to life, transforming a freight container into a hub for youth entrepreneurship, nutrition education and community nourishment with help from partners like Kenilworth Union Church and the Bowen Fund.
From an article posted on Better Magazine on October 1, 2024.
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