Multicultural refugees growing food for the soul as well as the table
By Renee Studebaker | Saturday, April 9, 2011, 09:47 AM
On a recent Saturday morning at the Festival Beach Community Garden, the first thing I notice about the small group of refugee gardeners I’ve come to meet is that they really know their way around a hoe. Especially Sylvia Niyiera, a 60-something refugee from Burundi.