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  “40 acres and a mall:” Building Black community wealth in L.A.
  
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  An emerging co-operative development project in L.A.'s Crenshaw neighborhood is boldly challenging the model of urban development by asserting their vision for a co-operatively...
  
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  Neighborhood Planning: Doing “With” Not “For”
  
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  It is often the habit of organizational professionals who interface with communities to do "to" or "for" local residents. However, when such staff step...
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Joan Horwitt

Joan Horwitt is the founder of LAWNS 2 LETTUCE 4 LUNCH® and chairs a leadership team of local residents. A former Arlington County teacher and school volunteer, she wrote a weekly dining column for the Washington Post for nearly a decade.

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Never Underestimate the Power of a Little Lettuce

Joan Horwitt - August 26, 2014 0

We did a piece some time ago about Joan Horwitt and her idea to teach school kids how to grow lettuce. Then she gave them all packs of seeds to take home and teach their parents how to do...

Peacemaking Powers and the Culture They Create

What Could Neighborhood Health Autonomy Look Like?

“40 acres and a mall:” Building Black community wealth in L.A.

Neighborhood Planning: Doing “With” Not “For”

Joan Horwitt

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