As the layout of the Boxcar Garden is being developed, Christina develops her plan for sowing and growing. She shares her method of seed...

Starting something new in the community can be greatly enhanced by engaging with and drawing on the wisdom of elders in the community. The Finney Center welcomed the elders of Waverly to discuss a new onsite gardening initiative led by Christina Smith-Galloway. From this loving conversation, new beginnings, new relationships, and broader conversations developed the Boxcar Garden.

CommuniTea is a Sows and Grows experience in partnership with the Ernest A. Finney, Jr. Cultural Arts Center. The experience centers seed, story, and sustainability.

Meet Christina! Christina shares why she loves working with seeds, plants, and gardening. She also shares how gardening is a reflection of community and who most inspires her work, in and out of her garden.

Christina Smith-Galloway hosts Boxcar Garden's first CommunTea, a Sows aand Grows signature gathering centered around seed, story and sustainability.

At an open house for The Finney Center on Aug. 15, Mayor Daniel Rickenmann presented a $50,000 check and Founders Federal donated $100,000.

The Ernest A. Finney, Jr. Cultural Arts Center is hosting a drop-in Open House on Thursday, August 15th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Black Philanthropy Month is always one of our halfway-through-the-year markers. ...