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[https://www.ecowatch.com/urban-gardening-guide.html by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes 22/1/23 EcoWatch] | [https://www.ecowatch.com/urban-gardening-guide.html by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes 22/1/23 EcoWatch] | ||
Urban gardening refers to growing food in a heavily populated place like a town or a city. It doesn’t require a huge amount of land or space, just some determination and creativity. Urban gardens come in all shapes and sizes — from vertical green walls to gardens cultivated exclusively in pots. There are backyard gardens and gardens grown in shipping containers. You can do it on your own, or partner with friends and neighbors to start a community garden. | Urban gardening refers to growing food in a heavily populated place like a town or a city. It doesn’t require a huge amount of land or space, just some determination and creativity. Urban gardens come in all shapes and sizes — from vertical green walls to gardens cultivated exclusively in pots. There are backyard gardens and gardens grown in shipping containers. You can do it on your own, or partner with friends and neighbors to start a community garden. | ||
=====How urban gardens create greener, healthier cities===== | |||
[https://www.wilderness.org/articles/blog/how-urban-gardens-create-greener-healthier-cities by Sydney Leimbach, Sharon Musa 12/9/23 The Wilderness Society] | |||
When most people think of agriculture, the first images that come to mind may be rolling hills, rows of crops or grazing livestock. The trademarks of urban areas—like rush-hour traffic, towering skyscrapers and miles of concrete—don’t necessarily sync up with that. Yet more recently, urban gardens and farms (a.k.a. urban agriculture) are on the rise. In addition to letting people grow the fresh fruits and vegetables they need to live, urban gardens have come to light as a way to improve people’s access to nature. | |||
