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loisaida spring
Loisaida is blooming. We have the highest concentration of community gardens in the US. Here is a peek at our spring. budding weeping willow at the Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez on Loisaida Ave...
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garden alley party menu
The homestead is adjacent to one of the most beautiful community gardens in Loisaida. We recently marked a celebration with a little party in the alleyway that abuts the garden. We call it the alley,...
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the newest community garden in loisaida?
Rumor has it that this lot is up for grabs because it is owned by the city. A beautiful spot on Houston St. between C&D. Take it people! Bring some dirt.
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el jardin del paraiso – the middle years
In the middle of New York City, I can hear bullfrogs and see fireflies at night in the summer from the community garden next to our building. Until the kabosh came down, for many years we woke to the...
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the garden in winter
In the most urban of cities, I look out my window and see a meadow. The meadow is there because of urban blight gone good. From the empty lots sprung the meadows. We call it the garden and it is one of...
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spring flowering in orchard alley
It’s been the longest winter. We were wearing winter coats last week. Recently there were a couple of days where it went up to the mid-seventies and I saw girls walking around in shorts and people...
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spring
Last weekend we had the first sunny and warm days of spring. I visited community gardens with my friend Katy and our phone cameras. We stopped by 6BC Botanical Garden first. This garden began in 1981...
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