Spring 2023 has been jam-packed with activities, engagement, and hard work. From in-school and onsite Seeding the Future lessons with Beasley Academic Center, to numerous hands-on immersions with university groups, to daily farm, garden, and carpentry work, The Commonwealth is beginning to transform for the busy summer season.
Spring kicked-off with a road trip to Detroit, where SWF co-led a historic hand-raising of the Meeting House on the East Side of Detroit with Freedom Dreams and other Values-Based Partners from around the country. In April and early May, the team continued prepping for harvest season, focusing on transplanting on the Community Farm, Community Garden, and for the Seedling Market. In May, we officially launched Wellness Wednesdays, welcoming community members and visitors to plug into farm + garden tasks, and hosted our first Seedling Market in Meeting House.
With summer quickly approaching, we invite you to take a moment to read about the happenings at The Commonwealth!
There GROWS the neighborhood!
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SWEET WATER STORIES
Spring at The Commonwealth
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DETROIT MEETING HOUSE RAISING
On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the Sweet Water Foundation team traveled to Detroit, Michigan, to help hand-raise a Meeting House with the Freedom Dreams community and members of the Values-Based Partners network. The raising of Meeting House in Detroit was a historic event, bringing the first newly built structure to the Poletown East neighborhood in more than 30 years. Read more.
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2023 SPRING REFLECTION
Spring 2023 was in full swing at The Commonwealth. From preparation of the Community Farm for the upcoming growing season to production flows in the Work-Shop, to weekly civic arts activities in Civic Arts Church; the SWF team has been working hard. We welcomed groups for onsite immersions, launched Wellness Wednesdays, and hosted a photoshoot in Meeting House. Read more.
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SWF CELEBRATES 2ND YEAR OF THE RND [RE]SEARCH INTERN PROGRAM
On Tuesday, May 2, Sweet Water Foundation hosted the Spring 2023 RND [Re]Search Internship Program capstone presentation. Interns delivered an impressive presentation covering the broad range of topics they had been [re]searching throughout the semester. Read more.
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LEILA TAMARI | SWF HUMAN-IN-RESIDENCE
From February 21 to March 24, Sweet Water Foundation welcomed Leila Tamari to The Commonwealth as a Human-in-Residence. During her residency, Leila was fully immersed in hands-on, daily work with the SWF team - from agriculture and carpentry to civic arts. Her residency culminated on March 24 with an artist talk at Civic Arts Church to the SWF community in Civic Arts Church. Read more.
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