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From YouTube: 43rd Annual Gardeners' Gathering
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Mayor Walsh offers remarks at the 43rd Annual Gardeners Gathering at Northeastern University. As the city's largest educational form for gardening, the Gardeners Gathering brings together over 500 gardeners annually to kick off Boston's gardening season.
A
A
A
We
know
that
Land
Conservation
and
our
papers
as
practices
have
much
to
learn.
We
need
to
continually
expand
our
strategies
to
build
local
grassroots
leadership
that
can
Kirk,
encourages
stability
and
expands
food
access,
we're
fortunate
to
have
an
incredibly
strong
and
dedicated
network
of
volunteers
here
in
Boston
who
work
as
our
garden
coordinators.
These
volunteers
are
critical
partners
in
managing
the
diverse
network
of
community
gardens
across
the
city.
A
A
A
We
are
focused
on
making
fresh
food
accessible
like
accepting
snap,
quick
tip
and
other
food
credits,
and
we
will
continue
to
grow
this
program
in
2018.
We
are
also
committed
to
educating
around
healthy
food
anything.
We
run
a
series
of
free
nutrition
and
cooking
classes
at
the
kitchen
and
the
Boston
Public
Market
downtown,
and
we
welcome.
B
C
A
We
are
delighted
to
be
partnering
with
Mayor
Walsh
to
activate
Boston's
waterfront
through
the
development
of
climate
resilient,
green,
open
space.
Our
goal
is
to
provide
additional
public
access
to
Boston
Harbor,
while
introducing
innovative
flood
protection.
We
are
both
thankful
and
inspired
by
Mayor
Walsh's
vision
and
commitment
to
our
city
now
further
acknowledged,
Northeastern
University
for
partnering
with
us
again
this
year.
By
hosting
today's.
A
D
D
I
just
want
to,
on
behalf
of
president
one
of
the
entire
staff
here
at
Northeastern.
University
I
want
to
welcome
you
to
the
year
43rd
annual
guidance
gathering,
I
think
what
20
years
been
here
at
Northeastern
University,
we're
very
proud
of
that
fact.
You
know
I
when
I
think
about
this
and
listen
to
the
conversations
taking
place.
This
gathering
a
community
got
all
over
the
place
all
over
the
city
in
the
top
of
the
fresh
food
and
food
justice.
That's
out
there
I
think
oftentimes.
D
What
my
own
dad
my
dad
was
a
construction
worker
and
did
back-breaking
work.
You
know
Monday
through
Friday
and
sometimes
on
Saturdays
for
overtime,
but
he
was
an
avid
gardener.
He
didn't
look
like
it,
but
he
was,
and
you
would
spend
you
know
just
days.
It
was
weekend
Saturdays
and
Sundays
studying
at
seven
o'clock
in
the
morning,
but
his
hands
and
knees
growing
strawberries,
cucumbers,
lettuce,
planting
trees
and
everything
just
seemed
to
taste
a
lot
better
coming
from
them
from
the
guy.
Of
course,
we
didn't
realize
that
at
the
time
is
young
kids
good.
D
We
didn't
realize
that
we
kind
of
make
fun
of
him
behind
his
back,
but
we
realized
he
was
proud
of
that
work
and
built
that
stuff,
along
with
his
colleagues,
and
he
built
that
garden.
He
provided
food
food
on
the
table
for
all
of
us
and
he
got
him
into
an
interaction
with
the
gardens
all
over
a
community
all
about
neighborhood
people.
He
likely
wouldn't
have
interactions.
E
D
D
This
audience
today
and
it's
just
incredible
so
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
all
your
work.
You
do.
We
have
commitment
to
this
very
important
issue,
we'll
probably
post
you
and
it's
really
my
job
today.
I
have
an
easy
job.
I
guess
you
didn't
use
my
friend
and
a
friend
of
all
of
us
I'm,
not
sure
about
the
mayor's
green
thumb,
but
I
know
his
type
means
every
color,
the
City
of
Boston
and
it's
my
pleasure
juice
mayor.
B
University
hosting
this
is
my
fifth
year
in
a
row
being
in
and
I'm
so
excited
and
I'll
be
honest.
The
first
year
I
came
here,
I
didn't
know
what
I
was
going
to
say
and
I
left
in
every
year,
since
that's
how
I've
grown
a
different
appreciation
for
what
the
work
that
a
lot
of
you
in
this
room.
Thank
you
Alicia
and
the
trustees.
Thank
you
for
being
such
a
strong
partner
in
the
city
of
Boston
on
so
many
different
fronts.
B
The
latest
is
primarily
descendancy
and
we're
going
to
be
building
parks
along
along
the
ocean
along
the
Greenway
I
mean
with
the
last
three
months
in
Boston.
We've
had
I,
think
seven
high
tides
that
have
done
damage
in
our
city
and
depend
damage
and
obviously
the
sub
off
the
waterfront,
but
they've
done
damage
in
the
pond.
The
circle
in
Dorchester
they've
done
the
image
in
East,
Boston
done
damage
and
Charles
now
defends
the
image
in
places
that
don't
hit
the
paper
that
people
don't
talk
about.
B
The
news
camera
is
not
down
there
and
saying
all
these
big
million
dollar
buildings
are
built
and
how
we
have
protect,
and
meanwhile
other
neighborhoods,
that
that
protection
is
actually
home.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
trustees
for
their
involvement.
I
want
to
thank
Sheila
Dillon,
who
does
an
incredible
job?
Will
talk
about
Sheila
a
little
bit
mighty
mighty
knows.
I
knew
help
Human
Service
chief,
we'll
talk
about
him
in
a
second
Reverend.
Ronnie
came
in
two
minute
ago,
and
I
heard
him
talking
about.
B
Obviously,
food
and
I
saw
the
Hat,
so
I
knew
he
wasn't
from
Boston,
but
the
similarities
between
Boston
and
Baltimore
really
know.
I've
had
the
chance
to
work
with
the
last
two
last
weekend's
actually
of
Baltimore
one
of
the
first
people
I
met
when
I
became
the
matter,
what
it
was
Martin
O'malley.
He
was
the
mayor
of
Baltimore
and
he
used
data
in
his
city
to
change
a
lot
of
different
things.
And
if
you
walk
into
my
office,
I
talk
a
lot
about
data.
B
The
data
dashboard
on
there
and
some
of
those
ideas
are
from
Lamont
O'malley
had
done,
and
then
Stephanie
rawlings-blake.
Who
was
the
mayor
right
before
the
new
man
and
when
we
went
that
we
had
a
terrible
storm
2015,
we
had
all
the
snow
amounts
to
one
hundred
and
six
inches
of
snow
and
the
next
year
we
bought
these.
B
Do
two
big
truck
mounted
snowblowers,
because
we,
instead
of
pushing
snow
trying
to
excel
on
the
street
and
then
yeah,
we
didn't
throw
one
flake
of
snow
again,
the
Atlantic
Ocean,
even
though
the
state
says
do
what
we
didn't
and
we
created.
We
created
a
snow
fireman
and
the
reason
why
I
bring
that
up
to
you
is
because,
with
the
last
drop,
when
the
last
flake
of
snow
melted,
it
was
August
and
there
was
80,000
tons
of
trash
under
the
snow.
B
That's
our
connection.
I
want
to
thank
the
gardener's.
The
backyard
garden
is
the
urban
farm
godness.
They
knew
having
me
today,
I
think
I
told
the
story
before,
but
John
talked
about
his
dad
gardening
in
the
back
wall,
my
backyard,
it
literally
was
like
this
big.
We
had
a
patch
of
dirt
that
my
father
put
concrete
on
it.
B
And
as
kids,
we
would
be
sent
to
Ireland
for
some
and
we'd
go
over
and
stand
my
mother's
house
and
the
other
thing
kind
of
fun
and
the
eggs
that
we
would
have
for
breakfast
we're
in
the
hen
house
in
the
back
of
in
the
back
of
the
house,
we'd
go
out
in
the
morning.
Actually
you
have
to
know
and
bring
in
the
eggs
and
wash
them
off,
but
for
the
next
morning
the
milk
that
we
shrank
when
we're
in
Ireland
I'd
open.
He
was
drinking
milk
directly
from
the
car
without
being
pasteurized.
B
Grandmother
with
good
body
that
the
milk
of
the
Shabbos
and
we
drink
that,
and
then
she
try
and
pull
the
other
milk
in
and
when
you
pour
it
in
the
glass
you
can
tell
it's
not
the
same.
No,
they
came
out,
isn't
it,
but
that
that's
what
we
experienced
his
kids,
the
cream
from
the
milk
one
into
a
barrel.
The
barrel
was
under
the
sink,
with
a
cloth
on
it
and
that
Pharaoh
was
useful
butter
and
my
grandmother
will
make
your
own
butter
and
make
her
own
loaf
of
bread.
B
Every
day
in
the
house,
we've
brought
the
fun
of
my
grandfather
and
the
potatoes
that
we
ate
at
night,
we're
in
the
back
of
the
house,
the
carriage
we
ate
at
night
when
the
back
of
the
house,
the
cabbages
in
the
back
of
the
house,
the
onions
in
the
back
of
the
house.
All
of
that
was
there
on
the
farm
and
we
had
a
chance.
I
had
a
chance
and
I'm
grateful
for
it
to
have
that
opportunity
as
a
young
person
to
be
able
to
understand.
That's
that's
how
they
ate.
B
They
didn't
have
the
nickel
to
shop.
They
didn't
buy
a
five-pound
bag
of
potatoes
and
a
bag
of
carrots
and
onions
didn't
do
that.
It
was
all
there
in
the
final
and
when
we
were
there
as
kids.
Obviously
my
grandfather
didn't
have
the
seven
kids
in
the
home
to
feed,
and
there
was
no
talk
of
not
having
enough
food
at
the
table.
That
particular
moment,
but
my
father
and
mother
grew
up
in
a
different
time
and
they
grew
up
an
island.
B
My
father
was
113
when
the
food
was
when
the
beta
was
put
on
the
plate,
it
meant
to
locked,
as
they
had
to
spread
that
a
long
way
and
they
didn't
have
the
money
in
the
resources
to
be
able
to
do
what
we
did.
We
wait
small
food
here
in
America
and
Boston
than
they
did
back
in
the
day.
It's
changed
today.
Back
yesterday,
I
go
back.
My
cousins
who
live
in
the
same
house
go
to
the
shop.
B
They
buy
everything
they
don't
they
don't
throw
it
so
urban
farming
is
changing
around
the
world
and
that
that
knack
of
self
sustainability
is
not
there
anymore
or
that
knack
of
fresh
foods.
My
grandfather,
by
the
way
my
mother's
father
left
in
91,
my
grandmother
lived
to
90,
so
it
shows
that
there's
something
behind
the
environment.
They
rub
it
and
what
they
live.
B
C
B
To
thank
the
amazing
work
of
all
the
people
in
this
room
and
I
truly
mean
done
the
amazing
work
of
all
the
different
gardeners
in
community.
Yet
you
bring
Beauty
to
our
city
when
there's
a
community
garden
in
the
neighborhood-
and
you
see
you
know
a
house,
a
house,
a
house,
an
empty
lot
and
that
locks
them
into
a
garden.
You
can
see
the
impacts
of
the
neighborhood
and
to
John's
point
it's
it's
it's
as
important
to
my
opinion.
B
All
of
those
issues
happen
either
at
the
coffee
shop
on
the
corner,
or
they
happen
in
the
guide
in
your
neighborhood
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that,
because
you
make
a
difference
in
our
city
quite
honestly.
By
doing
that,
work
having
access
to
healthy
food,
it
is
really
important
than
I.
Don't
Reverend
brown
was
talking
about
access
to
healthy
food.
The
gentleman
you
were
talking
what
we
need
to
do,
one
you
know
what
we're
having
now
Boston's
a
lot
more
final
on.
Is
your
honor
and
I.
Remember
comments.
B
We're
open
the
first
time
is
money
and
I.
Remember
when
they
did
I
was
a
state
recommended
side
of
it
and
people
coming
out
to
buy
the
produce
from
the
farmers
that
were
coming
in
from
Western
Massachusetts.
Somebody
said
Dorchester
to
calmly
squid
that
farmers
market
Knology
around
and
that
farmers
market
is
a
source
of
food
for
a
lot
of
people.
So
again
it's
a
longer
work
with
a
lot
of
you.
The
parties
in
this
room
that
sounded
that
access
that
fresh,
healthy
food
is
so
important
for
us.
B
We
containable
forward
this
summer
we're
going
to
open,
Windermere
community
gardens
which
is
going
to
improve
food
access
of
the
corner.
When
you
take
a
window,
mr.
e
I
know
well
cook
right
around
the
corner.
People
would
say:
oh
that's,
a
good
Street
and
every
now
and
then
there's
there's
concerns
and
troubles
around
that
Street,
but
now
that
Street
is
going
to
be
the
source
of
healthy
food
with
that
garden,
that's
going
to
come
out
of
there.
So
it's
about
changing
the
dialogue
of
a
conversation
in
that
neighborhood.
B
So
we're
not
talking
about
the
kids
hanging
on
the
corner,
the
kids
part
of
the
problem
we're
talking
about
the
god.
That's
actually
growing
food
for
people
in
neighborhood
and
those
are
the
more
conversations
we
have
to
do
to
continue
to
move
forward
so
gives
you
a
TF
and
when
to
make
I.
Thank
you
view
a
great
work.
B
The
relationship
between
the
trustees
in
so
many
different
departments
in
our
city,
but
in
particular
the
pop
Neighborhood
Development
chillin
chillin
villain
shopping,
identifying
spots,
I,
know
that,
and
sometimes
when
I
go
fast
enough,
because
it's
challenging
the
land
that
we
have
is
contaminated
Kalinda.
We
have
sometimes
dirty
Elaine
that
we
have
in
some
issues
that
we
have
to
deal
with
but
with.
But
these
should
be
importantly
for
me.
Is
that
we're
moving
forward,
maybe
not
fast
enough?
But
well
moving
forward
wouldn't
continue
to
move
forward
so
that
we
can
get
those
Lots
clean.
B
You
get
those
Lots
in
the
hands
of
the
community,
because
what
I
said
earlier
about
the
conversation
that
happened,
those
communities
it
again,
it's
about
serving
food
when
it's
also
operating
neighbors
together
and
having
people
talk
to
each
other
about
what's
happening
so
I
think
that
that's
important
bringing
our
city
agencies
our
nonprofits
are
locally
and
got
local
gardening
community.
Together
we're
going
to
continue
to
find
this
vacant
land
we're
going
to
continue
to
try
and
do
a
best
to
turn
this
land
around
one
of
the
challenges
that
we
have
without
vacant
lands.
B
Quite
honestly,
is
the
need
for
housing
we
put
out.
They
take
a
thousand
pieces
of
land
in
the
city
to
build
more
housing,
room
filled,
housing,
we're
seeing
what's
happening
in
the
city,
there's
a
story
they're
coming
on
the
globe
tomorrow
and
next
day,
three
years
ago,
we
put
a
housing
plan
in
place
and
I'll
tie
it
all
in
a
minute
and
we
still
going
to
build
53,000
units
and
housing
by
the
year
2030.
B
We
have
26,000
units
of
housing,
17,000
of
builds,
nine
are
in
the
construction
of
a
30%
level,
low,
moderate
income
housing,
some
of
some
middle
class
housing
land
right,
give
me
number
which
people
are
between
nothing
and
another
thousand
dollars.
We
have
to
find
places
for
people
live
in
Boston,
because
what
happens
is
the
people
are
another
thousand
dollars
because
they
get
pushed
out
of
the
rock
city
that
a
city
becomes
completely
unequal
and
we
don't
have
an
opportunity
to
keep
people
in
our
city,
so
we're
trying
to
build
more
housing,
so
there's
competition.
B
So
the
first
couple
years
we
did
the
Hobby
and
you
saw
a
reduction
in
rents,
four
percent
across
the
board,
and
we
were
excited
because
we
saw
stabilization
in
the
market
and
this
year
now
we
see
another
trend.
The
other
way,
Lucien
rents
go
back
up
again:
Emily,
okay,
we're
building
all
this
housing.
We
try.
They
knew
all
this
began
and
what's
happening.
Housing
prices
have
gone
to
the
roof.
B
If
we
don't
continue
the
housing,
we
can't
we
have
to
make
sure
we
continue
to
do
things
that
are
in
forefront,
which
I
want
to
think
about
when
I
think
about
food
and
I.
Think
and
I
think
about
the
same
exact
person
that
we
have
to
do
this
for
people
that
have
that
don't
have
the
means
to
buy
their
own
home,
but
that
we
want
to
live
in
the
community
and
the
same
thing.
Those
same
people
don't
have
access
to
I
heard
the
Reverend
talk
about.
They
don't
have
access
to
healthy
food.
B
So
it's
important
for
us
as
we
continue
to
do
this.
We
think
about
this
as
a
whole
system,
not
just
as
one
system
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
move
forward.
The
city
of
Boston
is
also
committed
to
making
sure
God.
Let's
get
this
out
with
healthy
soil.
The
city
proud
contractor
city
soil
a
matter
ant.
That's
how
children
help
healthy
compost
of
lost
assignment,
we're
working
on
a
composting
program
as
well
in
the
city.
So
we
do
more
composting.
B
When
I
ran
for
mayor
in
2013,
we
didn't
compost
the
2014,
we
started
a
program
and
drink
aflame.
Some
cities
Cambridge,
is
going
full
compost.
We
have
to
think
about.
How
do
we
go
full
couples?
Not
just
recycling
but
composting.
So
that's
important
for
us
to
do.
Make
sure
that
we
can
do
that.
We're
making
a
20
million
dollar
investment
in
Franklin
Park.
You
should
get
money
from
the
sale
of
weather,
squid
garage
in
that
part,
the
community's
going
to
design
the
park,
but
we
have
to
think
about.
B
Is
there
an
opportunity
for
us
to
really
create
a
composting
Center
inside
Franklin
Park
so
that
we
can
look
enjoying
it?
That's
gonna
be
driven
from
you
to
push
us
to
push
me
in
the
parks
apartment
to
say
we
need
to
do
this
because
it's
your
part
and
we're
also
making
other
investments
that
the
public
works
is
gonna,
be
working
with
us
on
that
at
least
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
climate
leadership.
I'm
not
gonna,
go
too
much
to
the
climate.
You
know,
we
know
the
issues,
we
know
what
they
are.
B
Our
climate
ready
leaders
are
here.
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
The
show
has
been
part
of
sitting
down
with
the
city
on
a
new
faucet
program,
but
I
want
to
favor
people
in
the
city
who
might
just
be
pushing
us
voices.
Pushing
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that
before
I
start
talking,
I
want
to
just
say
a
couple.
Things
make
sure
that
we're
seeing
nominations
for
the
commence
green
debate.
B
Boston
Awards
after
this
is
a
program
that
we
started
with
Commission,
where
we're
going
after
large
large
companies,
businesses,
universities,
hospitals
to
use
renewable
energy
to
change
the
way
they
do
things,
but
we're
working
now
in
communities
as
well.
The
community
people
partners
have
done
the
first
we're
trying
to
push
these
live
institutions,
so
we
use
in
the
green
Aveda
woods
there
rather
than
sitting
well
on
the
fifth
floor,
so
we've
had
Fitness
hospitals,
get
rewards,
we've
gotten
I.
Think
more
theses
received
a
no
more
than
that.
B
Generals
received
an
award,
Brigham
and
Women's
received
aware
these
are
all
big
hospitals
that
use
a
lot
of
energy,
so
we're
trying
to
continue
to
push
them
in
them
to
make
a
big
difference.
So
if
you
need
information
on
that,
go
to
green
up
in
Boston
log,
and
then
one
of
the
one
of
the
best
events
that
we
have
in
the
city
is
our
mayor's
gardening
contest.
Again
this
year
we
have
like
ten
different
categories.
B
These
are
people
that
have
nice
job
late,
October,
new
people
that
have
a
little
backyard,
like
my
father,
had
types
of
grass
around
the
corner,
guiding
boxes,
all
that
so
please
get
involved
in
that,
and
you
go
to
Boston
up
for
that
and
again.
Lastly,
I
just
want
to
thank
three
groups
of
people.
I
want
to
thank
the
trustees.
B
Do
we
do
in
our
city
and
our
Commonwealth
I
want
to
thank
North
East
and
for
allowing
us
to
be
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
my
special
guests
that
came
to
our
city
to
talk
to
what
was
happening
in
around
the
country,
because
best
ideas
happen
when
we
share
it
is
with
like-minded
people
and
like-minded
cities
share
their
ideas,
and
we
can
take
ideas
from
Baltimore.
They
can
take
additional
months
:.
Thank
you
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
today.
Truly
the
faces.
F
With
the
help
of
Eastern
the
final
clear
out
all
the
shrubs
and
create
gardening
spaces
for
each
class,
the
work
started
with
spirits,
one
BTS
administrator,
taking
Tommy;
well
more
shovels,
23
trucks
and
buried
in
rock
card
soils
to
clear
the
shrubs
through
a
lot
of
rain
with
8
parents.
Six
couples,
the
art
of
gravel
and
five
yards
of
fresh
soil,
delivered
to
the
school
yard
and
spread
one
bucket
at
a
time.
35
degree
weather
the
enemy
pro.
F
F
G
F
G
C
F
F
Of
specimens
and
united
neighbors
of
lower
Roxburgh
community
gardens
Lalita
continues
a
tradition
of
her
predecessor
and
neighborhood
star
wars,
body
and
attacker
cream.
Organizing
through
gardening
Lolita,
is
inspired
by
the
political
forethought
ml
King
Royal
bull
and
junior
Jesse
Owens,
the
Barney
Frank
1974
act.
Establishing
an
office
of
garden
allotment
allows
residents
of
the
Commonwealth
the
gardens
on
making
public
land.
There's
a
widely
published
photographer
oral
historian.
F
An
artist
Lolita
creates
in
the
broadest
sense
of
the
word
co-creating
community,
public
art
installations,
historical
archives,
garden
beds
and
the
personal
political
imagery
in
2017
will
be
different.
His
history
in
the
garden
110
years
of
community
photographers
at
lower
Roxbury,
though
Nearline
exhibit
of
24
for
a
photo
murals
installed.
F
The
UNL,
our
garden
gate
a
surprise,
an
opportunity
to
learn
about
or
remembers
a
time
when
Laura
Roxbury
responses,
epicenter
of
African,
American,
Caribbean
pot,
business
ownership
and
activism.
Originally
from
the
outside-in
of
California.
The
leader
may
be
the
only
person
you've
ever
heard
of
them
moved
from
LA
to
Boston
for
the
weather.
F
E
E
E
Anyway,
just
thank
you
very
much,
it's
a
surprise,
so
it
was
really
surprised
but
I'm
just
committed
to
following
in
the
footsteps
of
those
elders
who
put
this
side
only
this
land
aside
at
the
United
name,
is
a
lower
Roxbury
community
garden
over
50
years
ago,
and
so
you
know
it's
bit
on
some
hard
times,
but
we're
gonna
pick
it
up
and
really
turn
it
out
this
summer.
So
thank
you
very
much.
F
F
Community
garden
Southland,
second
largest
community
gardens,
are
cultivated
for
more
than
35
years.
The
garden
was
found
in
approximately
1980
as
a
joint
project
of
residence,
the
Claremont
Neighborhood
Association
and
the
Boston
urban
gardeners
on
the
end
of
a
nearly
occupied
by
carriage
house,
Penn
State
garden
has
over
130
pots
and
has
managed
by
dedicated
volunteers
and
receive
support
on
operations,
capital
improvements
and
programming
from
the
trustees.
Several
current
earnings
have
been
with
the
garden
since
the
founding
and
continue
to
provide
terrific
guidance
and
assistance
to
new
members.