Grid Magazine - Toward A Sustainable Philadelphia
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Grad student gardener sees the value in homegrown, culturally-relevant sustenance

Bakari Clark describes herself as a student and a gardener. As the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design, Clark can now claim to be a student of gardens. The 25-year-old Virginia native came to Philadelphia to study at Temple University, where she became interested in many aspects