{"id":41445,"date":"2011-07-26T08:16:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T12:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=41445"},"modified":"2012-06-19T14:58:40","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T18:58:40","slug":"garden-has-roots-in-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/07\/garden-has-roots-in-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Has Roots in the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dr.<\/a>
Dr. Bruce Gould (right) and the Hartford Health and Human Services director Carlos Rivera harvest some lettuce. (Chris DeFrancesco\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A small vegetable garden in Hartford\u2019s north end symbolizes a community partnership involving the UConn Health Center, the Hartford Department of Health and Human Services, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford Food System, and the Knox Parks Foundation.<\/p>\n

The idea behind the garden, located at the Burgdorf\/Bank of America Health Center on the corner of Tower Avenue and Coventry Street, is to bring staff, clients, and neighborhood families together to foster strong relationships focused on health.<\/p>\n

The Burgdorf, a community clinic that provides care for Hartford\u2019s underserved population, is a collaboration between the Health Center and Saint Francis. Its medical director is Dr. Bruce Gould, associate dean for primary care at the UConn School of Medicine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to join together and get our hands dirty in this community service project designed to strengthen our own roots in the neighborhood we serve,\u201d says Gould, who also serves as medical director of the Hartford Department of Health and Human Services. \u201cAs the fruit trees and vegetable plants grow, so will our relationships with local families.\u201d<\/p>\n

The produce will go to the community through the Saint Francis Food Bank, located in the Burgdorf building. The Knox Parks Foundation, a Hartford organization dedicated to enhancing the city\u2019s horticulture, is providing expertise, manpower, and equipment to maintain the garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partners work with us every day to build a healthy Hartford,\u201d says HHS director Carlos Rivera. \u201cWhat better way to collaborate than to grow fresh vegetables and offer our neighbors and clients a learning experience coupled with healthy food?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rodger<\/a>
Rodger Phillips, master gardener for the Hartford Food System and the Knox Parks Foundation, shares seeds with Isabela, center, and her sister Sofia, 10. (Joe Driscoll for UConn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Some<\/a>
Some community gardeners show their green thumbs at the dedication of the Burgdorf community garden on June 20. (Joe Driscoll for UConn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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