Environment & Climate

Starting a Community Garden

A speaker explains how neighbors turned an empty piece of land into a community garden.

B17 min

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1Our street used to have an empty piece of land behind the shops.

2Last spring, my neighbors and I decided to turn it into a garden.

3We asked the city council for permission, and they agreed quickly.

4Everyone brought tools, seeds, and young plants on Saturday mornings.

5Children painted signs, and older people shared their gardening knowledge.

6Now we grow tomatoes, carrots, and herbs that families can share.

7The garden also gives bees and butterflies a safe place to live.

8We collect rainwater in large tanks instead of using tap water.

9Food waste from our kitchens becomes compost that feeds the soil.

10The project has made our neighborhood cleaner, greener, and much friendlier.

11Other streets have visited us, and now they want gardens too.

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