Gateway Garden

In the late 1990’s, a group of dedicated Bowmanville neighbors banded together to clean up a narrow strip of land along the Metra tracks that was little more than an eyesore. The strip was littered with tires and choked with weeds, and was a destination for illegal fly-dumping. After successfully clearing and cleaning the land, the BCO partnered with Chicago not-for-profit NeighborSpace to establish a community food garden. In 2008, with support from 40th Ward Alderman Patrick O’Connor, the BCO was granted permission to install 20 raised beds, as well as a picnic table and pergola, on the land.

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