Back in 2010, after hearing about a shooting in Southeast D.C. — nine shot, four teenagers killed — Gaines thought about starting an urban garden to help the traumatized community heal. Two years later, they did just that and called it Project EDEN (Everyone Deserves to Eat Naturally). That garden, EDEN at Faith, was dedicated to Travis Ruth, a friend of Billups who was shot and killed in Southeast in 2019. “I want it to be rooted in the community and make a difference that you can see. “I just know I don’t want to lose sight of what matters.”Story continues below advertisementProject EDEN matters.

Source: Washington Post April 06, 2021 19:02 UTC