Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Urban gardens ease bills, brighten cityscape


Check out the article from USAToday about the success of urban agriculture in Detroit:

The neighborhood garden a block from her home was the source of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers for her family last summer.

So on a recent sunny Saturday, White, 48, enlisted two of her kids — Katherine White, 9, and David Smith, 13 — and her grandson Robert Puritan, 8, to start planting for this year's growing season.

White says the garden helps ease her grocery bill and "helps the community and makes it look better."

Keep reading:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-06-02-urbangardens_N.htm?csp=usat.me

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