Juneteenth commemorates June 19th, 1865, the date on which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally received the news that they were free, more than 2 years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This is a holiday for all Americans to celebrate.
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While Basil Tree will be closed for business on FridayJune 19th, we will be donating 5% of the total sales of our Juneteenth Platters sold during the month of June to theBoston Farms Community Land Trust.
"Land Security IS Food Security"
This organization turns vacant urban land into collective opportunity, supporting neighborhood farmers to grow the food that sustains us.
