Meet the Haley LeRand, Executive Director of Global Gardens, a community garden in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood! Global Gardens supports refugee families and individuals wanting to grow fresh vegetables and heal through involvement in community.

In November, Global Gardens is our Change for Change partner—every cent you round up at Wild Onion Market goes to support immigrant and refugee families and their local garden spaces. We’re so excited to invite Chef Nge Meh, one of Global Gardens’ farmers. Later this month, she will teach us to prepare a traditional Burmese dish, chickpea tofu salad.

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