Drake Garden

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November 21, 2012Ben Helphand

Tru Blooms Chicago is “an exquisitely-designed, natural and locally grown women’s eau de parfum.” It uses essential oils from flowers such as roses, lavender, and violet grown in NeighborSpace gardens including Drake Garden, Bowmanville Community Garden, Howard Area Community Garden, Turtle Park, and Children’s Garden of Hope. Purchase this perfume using the password NEIGHBOR and Tru Blooms… Read more Smell Good, Save Money, and Help Community Gardens at the Same Time

May 19, 2011Ben Helphand

On an empty lot in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, a group of ethnically diverse residents came together to build the Drake Garden on what was once the site of a synagogue.