#community-gardening

#community-gardening

Urban agricultural spaces—neighborhood gardens—can reduce local temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and trees can lower the 'real feel' temperature by up to 30 degrees.

This two-acre secret garden, once a derelict nursery, has transformed into the UK's first center for food, ecology, and creativity, fostering community engagement.

"They're mending the soil one week, and then the next week they're going to start to see these little seedlings pop through the soil, because they're healthy and they're happy and they have sunshine, and they've watered them."

The Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest invites neighborhoods to unite, enhancing environmental consciousness through gardening and eco-friendly practices, fostering community spirit.

"I do have ideas for what I want to grow, but whatever works," said Dana Werbin, who gardens in Jamaica Plain. "If a seed grows there, that means it likes the conditions."