Fairfax/Central | Food and Gardening
Tanya Holmes is the founder of Ka-La Healing Garden Resource Center, an urban agriculture green space. The garden’s primary goals are educational: exposing local residents to the power of healing and healthy living while also offering a comfortable public space for residents to relax. Ka-La Healing Garden Resource Center hosts a variety of flowers, fruit trees and a large vegetable garden. Tanya plans to include an educational facility on the grounds to be used as a teaching center for community empowerment and personal development, be available to private or auxiliary groups wanting to host events/seminars/classes, and serve as a “farmer’s market” for local residents. In March 2013, Tanya started the Ladies Entrepreneur Group (LEG) to help women open their businesses. By October, LEG had grown from 15 to 38 women who were equipped to start a business or market their business. Forty women have benefitted from LEG. Tanya has worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for more than 32 years.
