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Sent 1: ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On a plot of soil, nestled against the backdrop of skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, a group of residents are turning a lack of access to fresh produce into a revival of old traditions and self-empowerment.
Sent 2: Urban farming is a way for African-Americans to connect with the earth, says Cashawn Myers of HABESHA.
Sent 3: HABESHA Gardens is one of many urban gardens sprouting up around the country.
Sent 4: Fruits and vegetables are thriving in this community garden located in an economically depressed area of the city known as Mechanicsville.
Sent 5: But the garden serves an even greater purpose.
Sent 6: The harvest helps feed some of the neediest members of the neighborhood.
Sent 7: "It's a reawakening going on.
Sent 8: It's almost like it's a renaissance," says Cashawn Myers, director of HABESHA Inc. "There's a Ghanaian proverb that says Sankofa.
Sent 9: Sankofa means return to your past so you can move forward.
Sent 10: Even if you look at coming over here during our enslavement, we were brought here to cultivate the land because that's something we did on the continent.
Sent 11: So really, that's what many of the people are doing now," he said.
Sent 12: Myers believes urban farming is a way for many African-Americans to reconnect with their past.
Sent 13: iReport.com: Show us your urban farm "They are going through a process of Sankofa and going to what they traditionally did, which is connect to the Earth so they can move forward and grow," he says.
Sent 14: But HABESHA Gardens isn't unique.
Sent 15: Former pro basketball player Will Allen, who is considered to be one of the nation's leading urban farmers and founder of Growing Power Inc., estimates that there are hundreds of thousands of urban gardens in inner cities across America.
Sent 16: Urban farms help feed people, sustain neighorhoods » "It's beyond a movement at this point.
Sent 17: Its more like a revolution," says Allen.
Question: What is Sankofa and what does it mean? (true/0)
Question: What is former pro basketball player Will Allen's position on urban farming? (true/1)
Question: What is the greater purpose these gardens serve? (true/2)
Question: What purpose does urban farming serve? (false/3)
Question: Why does Cashawn Myers feel Urban Farming as " its almost like a renaissance" and a way to reconnect with the past and grow? (true/4)
Question: Why does former Professional Basketball player Will Allen describe Urban farming by saying " It's beyond a movement at this point. It's a more of a revolution" (true/5)
Question: How is the city of Mechanicsville helping serve a greater purpose in their community? (true/6)
Question: In what city does urban farming help the neediest residents? (true/7)
Question: How does a Ghanaian proverb relate to urban farming? (true/8)
Question: What pro athlete is associated with Habesha? (true/9)
Question: Name a major city where a HABESHA garden is located? (true/10)
Question: How are African Americans in Atlanta are empowering themselves in the wake of limited access to fresh produce? (true/11)
Question: What actions are a group of residents performing in an effort to connect African Americans with the earth? (true/12)
Question: Cashawn Myers, president of HABESHA, references the proverb Sankofa. What does the process of going through Sankofa mean? (false/13)
Question: What is the origin of the proverb that means; return to your past so you can move forward? (false/14)
Question: Are urban farms common? (false/15)
Question: What are urban farms used for? (true/16)
Question: What term describes the community garden in Mechanicsville? (false/17)
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