15 Jun 2023
Episode 11: "Community Gardens and Urban Regeneration"

On today’s episode of The “Center”, host Marsha Thrall is joined by Tamra Jetter, Director of the Vince Jetter Community Center in Clinton, Iowa. Marsha and Tamra will talk about the Vince Jetter Community Center’s origins, and how the Jetter Center is currently working on beautification and community garden education projects intended to revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding the Vince Jetter Community Center.

 

 

 

June 15, 2023 Podcast Resources

 

Learn more about the Vince Jetter Center here: https://pravadigital.wixsite.com/my-site-8/blog

 

Learn more about how Urban Farming improves economically challenged neighborhoods:

https://www.insnet.org/urban-farming-makes-cities-resilient-sustainable/#:~:text=Urban%20farming%20increases%20access%20to%20healthy%2C%20locally%20grown%20food%20in,rich%20foods%20at%20affordable%20prices.

 

Learn about how a local artist is working to help beautify Clinton spaces here:

https://www.clintonherald.com/news/local_news/new-clinton-mural-showcases-diversity/article_0cfdd888-018f-11ee-9694-a3b3d3d6a9ec.html

 

Learn more about the “Urban Food Revolution” here:

https://newsociety.com/books/u/theurbanfoodrevolution?_ga=2.157721210.1368294971.1686685360-1640487329.1686685360&sitedomain=us

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