The Urban Garden

By Jeremy N. Smith,

Book cover of The Urban Garden: How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too

Book description

Fifteen people plus a class of first graders tell how local food, farms, and gardens changed their lives and their community . . . and how they can change yours, too.
Urban Farming Handbook includes:
Fifteen first-person stories of personal and civic transformation from a range of individuals, including farmers…

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1 author picked The Urban Garden as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This gorgeous and touching book shows the many ways community gardens are more than a name—they build community. In a time when it’s so easy to feel helpless, here are ordinary people taking small steps with a big impact. I particularly loved the use of community garden time as alternative sentencing for teen offenders, and how the kids turned around and used their skills to help homebound seniors. 

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