THE HARVEST

Company Reflections

“Harvesting has been like recovering a memory long forgotten. Strange yet familiar, a sense of joy is felt as I labor to remember a truth that has always been.”
-Chaniece Holmes

“The harvesting process thus far has been revealing, telling, fruitful... assuring. It's been a pleasure and a gift to experience the labor, the land, and those involved in such a rich way.”
-Marceia L. Scruggs

“Helping with the harvest at UGC grounded and reconnected me with the natural rhythm of my environment. I still feel peace resonating within me from that experience and am looking forward to getting more dirt under my fingernails in the future.”
-Leana Allen

“It was a beautiful sight to see a sea of black and brown bodies harvesting the fruits of labor done by black and brown hands. I'll never forget the sense memory of my childhood that arose from touching the soil, uprooting weeds, and picking fresh vegetables on the southside of the city.”
-Kenesha Reed

“This season working with Urban Growers Collective and the south Chicago Farm has transformative for me. I never realized how much power lives inside of our physical, cultural and spiritual connections to land and food as a way to survive. I am very grateful to have learned a new process of manifestation and the different technologies our ancestors created for us to activate energy and access communication.”
-Destine Young

“When harvesting together with the community of Red Clay and the Urban Growers Collective, I felt fulfilled and immense appreciation for nature and humanity. I realized I would like to work with this land and these people that surround me everyday, if I could.”
-Keisha Janae