URBAN OASIS: KAREN REFUGEE FAMILY THRIVES IN HARTFORD COMMUNITY Published September 23, 2022 at 2500 × 1667 in URBAN OASIS: KAREN REFUGEE FAMILY THRIVES IN HARTFORD COMMUNITY May displays some of her garden’s bounty, including hot Thai chili peppers and African eggplant. The Karen community has embraced the KNOX community garden program whose motto is “People – Planting – Programs.”