Born and raised in Middleton, WI, labeled The Good Neighbor City, I didn’t have knowledge on many people living in inner city spaces. In 2004, I went down to Jackson, MS and learned from a man named John Perkins. His group taught people to think differently of inner city spaces and have a bit more respect for it as well as the people living in those spaces. Fast forward to 2006 when they were giving away houses, Alex (my husband) and I moved into the 53206 zip code thinking we would be white savors. We realized we were wrong and how big of a knot is around poverty and inner cities spaces. Through living in the poorest zip code in the state for the last 16 years, I have learned from my neighbors. I have learned that in order to make any sustainable change, you need to be a good neighbor first so that is something I strive to do daily.
Meg Bruzan has been gardening since 2006 as a way to engage with neighbors and create more beauty in the 53206 neighborhood.
Meg is a part of the We Got This leadership team and on Saturdays works with the neighborhood beautification team traveling around the community planting flowers. We Got This employs youth on Saturdays in the summer to beautify their neighborhood and manage its garden spaces. We Got This operates on 10 formerly vacant lots around 9th and Ring growing food and flowers for the community.
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