Residents of Solace, who’ve faced homelessness or are coming out of treatment or incarceration, worked with an artist for 15 months to create the Solace Community Garden. The artist and residents decided that a community garden would be beneficial- both for food security and mental health. Residents identified what they wanted to see in a garden and  worked with a horticulturist to put together a garden plan that involved everything the residents desired- including a children’s play space amongst the functionality of the garden, such as a “pea tunnel” and a kids stump table and chairs. In collaboration with artist and cultural organizer Eric Avery and residents, artist Ashley Satorious created a visual survey of what people were interested in eating or growing. Over community meals, Satorious then worked with embodied coach and facilitator Marie Michael to help residents dream of what a community garden would like.