Root Riot Madison Dedication Day

This morning at 10am Root Riot Madison had its Dedication Day. Lot of people came, members and non-members alike, to see our progress and cheer us on.

As you can see, everything is growing like mad.

We had quite the bounty under our new canopy as well.

This included some delicious-looking – and tasting – watermelon which provided some much-needed refreshment on a hot day.

K. C. Poulos, Sustainability Manager for Oak Park, and Amy Beltemacchi and Seamus Ford, co-founders of Root Riot, spoke briefly about Root Riot and the community garden movement.

And then Amy and Seamus cut the ribbon with the official Village of Oak Park ribbon-cutting scissors.

Thanks, Amy and Seamus, for founding Root Riot. You spoke about community and working together, and I think we’re all glad to have the opportunity to put those words into action. The saying popularized in the 1990s comes to mind – think globally, act locally. May we continue to grow, and may we inspire others in the same way.