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Residents describe Rodney Reservoir community garden as foundation for neighborhood health, education and park plans
Summary
Green for the Greater Good and neighborhood partners described the Rodney Reservoir community garden’s history, ecological and educational benefits, and asked council members to support resident‑led gardening and the planned park and garden reopening.
Jamila Davey, co‑leader of Green for the Greater Good, told the Wilmington City Council Health, Environmental, Aging and Disabilities Committee on May 21, 2025, that neighborhood volunteers built and maintained the Rodney Reservoir community garden and that the site has grown into a center for food access, outdoor education and neighborhood organizing.
Davey said the group first organized in May 2022 after learning the city had requested bond‑bill money to demolish water infrastructure at the site and pursue potential development; residents coalesced to keep the site public, green and accessible. She described raised‑bed gardening at Rodney, free farm stands, school partnerships with Lewis Dual Language Elementary, a university‑supported community design process and plans for a new nature‑and‑community park that will include gardens and outdoor classrooms.
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