The Vineyard on Elm Street
In 2019, Marcus Coleman bought a neglected lot on Elm Street in Detroit and poured everything into it. He tested the soil, hauled away rocks...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 5:1-7.
In 2019, Marcus Coleman bought a neglected lot on Elm Street in Detroit and poured everything into it. He tested the soil, hauled away rocks by hand, built raised beds from reclaimed lumber, and installed a drip irrigation system he'd saved months to afford. He planted thirty heirloom tomato plants — Cherokee Purples, Brandywines, the best varieties he could find.…
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