On May 15, Cotleur & Hearing was honored to attend the ribbon cutting for the New Town Urban Teaching Farm, located on property owned by Edward Waters University and operated by Wealth Watchers. The new community garden features more than a dozen raised planting beds filled with fruits and vegetables and is designed to serve as a hub for urban farming, sustainable living, community engagement, and education within Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood.
Sarah Dark, Cotleur & Hearing’s Jacksonville-based designer, has been involved with the project since its early stages through the firm’s collaboration with Public Trust for Conservation. What began as an effort to identify meaningful community tree-planting opportunities evolved into broader support for improvements to the urban farm. Sarah assisted with conceptual renderings to help communicate the vision and build donor support, along with site planning and design guidance as the project advanced toward construction.
Supported through major contributions from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds and Dollar General, and through collaboration among Wealth Watchers, the New Town Success Zone, Edward Waters University, and Public Trust for Conservation, the New Town Urban Teaching Farm represents a meaningful investment in community health, education, sustainable living, and neighborhood revitalization.
It was exciting to celebrate this milestone and see the vision come to life.
