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As pact with city expires, gardeners worry

As pact with city expires, gardeners worry

Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.

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Eight years ago, the city, the state and the creators of 500 community gardens on city-owned land reached an agreement that ended a long battle that began when the Giuliani administration sought to auction the garden lots to developers. Now, that agreement is set to expire, alarming gardeners in Mott Haven and Melrose who fear [...]

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Community gardens brace for new rules

Community gardens brace for new rules

Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.

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Mott Haven and Melrose are home to about two-dozen community gardens, lovingly tended green spaces tended by residents, who plant and harvest food and flowers, play music, exercise or simply kick back under stately shade trees. With names like United We Stand, La Finca del Sur and La Casa de Chema, some recall the Puerto [...]

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Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest

Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest

Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.

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On a warm weekday morning in September, Valeria Cantero arrives at Brook Park, on Brook Avenue between 140th and 141st streets. She opens the gate with a key and locks up behind herself. After leaving her things in the center of the garden, Cantero ducks into the back of the lot, emerging with an armful [...]

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Neighborhood voices: Urban farming NYC

Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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Check out this video about the growing movement in the South Bronx and beyond! Featured in the video are The Point CDC, Bissel Gardens, Friends of Brook Park, Part of the Solution, Brotherhood / Sister Sol, slides courtesy of the Majora Carter Group, Bascom Catering, and more!

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