Why read The Urban Garden?

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

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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?

Jane S. Smith

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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.

From Jane's list on The best books that totally change the way you think about plants and gardens, from giant trees to fragile flowers.