This summer Harvest Pierce County invited some guests
down to Grandview to help out with a little natural blackberry
removal. Over the 4th of July weekend 200 goats from Healing
Hooves made their way into one of the latest community
garden developments in Pierce County to clear up as much of
this invasive plant as possible. Grandview is situated between
the Puyallup Tribe’s Early Learning Center and Roosevelt
Elementary School on the Eastside of Tacoma.
This project
is in partnership with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health
Department, the Puyallup Tribe, local Central American
Indigenous communities, and other Eastside community
members to create an indigenous healing space with the
intentionality of fostering relationships with the land, the
medicine it provides, and connecting community. This 1.5 acres
of land when finished will consist of a children’s garden, a
native medicinal plant forest, mushroom cultivation area, a fruit
and nut orchard, squash arch, a community garden, as well as
ceremonial and seating areas throughout.
The collaboration and creative energy from this group has
already brought so much life to the space. This space is still
actively being built, and there are many different ways to be
involved, from work parties to plantings. If you’re interested
in learning more, contact
info@harvestpiercecounty.orgto get
connected.