https://www.rawstory.com/seattle-destroys-black-lives-matter-garden-planted-during-george-floyd-protests/

Seattle destroys Black Lives Matter garden planted during George Floyd Protests

The Seattle Parks and Recreation department said that it was going to undertake a "turf restoration" project in Cal Anderson Park, the home of the garden, according to the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog.

The Parks Department called the Black Lives Matter garden which had existed for three years "makeshift" and "temporary," and said the removal was due to "public health and public safety issues," as well as the aforementioned turf restoration. In addition, the city also removed homeless encampments near the garden. None of the gardeners were given advance notice, according to The Seattle Times.

Seattle made its plans to remove the garden months ago, but Black Star Farmers protested the city's plans. Black Star Farmers is a local non-profit group dedicated to "improving BIPOC communities’ food sovereignty," "[reclaiming] Black and Indigenous relationships with the land," and works "to create self-sufficient communities," according to its website. BSF maintained the garden, according to The Stranger