An innovative new kind of community garden is coming to Spartanburg’s Southside.
Daniel Zongrone was awarded the 2017 ArtsXcelerator Grant from the Chapman Cultural Center to install the edible art garden, which will be located on the corner of S Church Street and Marion Avenue.
Dubbed a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) garden, the project will feature educational components in partnership with Spartanburg School District 7 and a unique gazebo design that will collect rainwater via a slanted roof, diverting the water through a pipe inside a large metal spring into a reservoir that will be used to water the garden.
On this episode of the podcast, the hosts are talking with Zongrone and Nancy Stewart, who will oversee the project’s education component. Listen below for more.
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(Prepared by the City of Spartanburg.)