The Bruckner Mott Haven Garden in the Bronx features an outdoor kitchen inspired by a local Oaxacan restaurant, La Morada. The project, H.earth, promotes community care, education about sustainable gardening, and cultural preservation through collaboration with local organizations. Patrons can enjoy meals, learn about Indigenous plants and recipes, and access resources for La Morada's mutual aid kitchen that served meals during the Covid pandemic. The garden aims to be a welcoming and resourceful space for the community and children.
The project, named H.earth, is a collaboration between La Morada, the Bronx Land Trust, and the nonprofit design collective Territorial Empathy, transforming the garden into a sanctuary for community care.
Curious visitors roamed around the new raised beds, rainwater harvesting and purifying system, greenhouse, and solar-powered bathroom, features that the garden's steward had dreamed of since 2019.
Food sovereignty has been a core part of La Morada's history, providing a resource for mutual aid and cultural preservation through sustainable gardening and meal distribution.
La Morada opened in the South Bronx in 2009 as a place of refuge and hope, aimed at teaching children about plants, Indigenous medicine, and ancestral recipes.
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