The Bronx Community is inspiring in creating an ensemble of unity by growing together a variety of plants. Since these individuals don’t own their own property, they take the opportunity to create, build, share and grow an environment they can connect back with their homelands. Each occupying their own space to grow their own flowers, herbs or vegetables they can identify with.
Photographed by Ashante
Based on the Outer Seed Shadow interview (click the first photo above for interview) with Adria Jimenez born and raised in Dominican Republic, Adria was surrounded by a variety of vegetation’s in her community which her family inhabited back home in Dominican Republic. At a young age Jimenez family were maintaining plantations and gardens, and she would assist. Adria was open to various vegetables as she was influenced by her Dominican community and environment, she wanted tomatoes but was mostly interested in planting sweet Italian peppers for the community garden of Marble Hill.
