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From 2008-2013 community gardening households increased 200 percent to about 3 million.
Uniting communities through food

Food has a way of bringing people together. It gives us an opportunity to share our cultural heritage with others and—when fresh and whole—promotes better health. When grown and prepared collectively, it also forges social connections. It’s not surprising, then, that we are seeing an upsurge in community gardens, farmers markets and urban farming. Here’s a look at how some organizations in the NeighborWorks network are uniting residents through food.
Five ways community gardening feeds the soul
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
You may think community gardening is just a nice way to socialize and use vacant lots, while maybe getting some fresh vegetables for dinner. But it can be so much more than that. Read how gardening together benefits both individuals and communities.
World market unites Rhode Island immigrants
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When Angela Ankoma observed that many immigrants in her community were becoming less healthy — in part due to lack of access to their traditional foods — she didn't just complain. She took the lead. Watch the video and learn how she did it.
A once-troubled property gives Puerto Rican residents an economic boost
Three adults working in a community garden.
A vacant lot once characterized by littering and illegal drug use now is a source of neighborhood pride.

Residents in a rural Puerto Rican community turned an abandoned lot into a food business. Read how the garden has grown into a symbol of empowerment and self-sufficiency for the neighborhood.
SPOTLIGHT
Indoor can herb garden
Graphic of a leaf with a roof over it.
If you don’t have access to a plot of land, there’s an easy way you can bring a little bit of green to a small space like your office desk or kitchen countertop.

Planting an herb garden can brighten up your space and give you easy access to your favorite seasonings.
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
Young people posing outside of a community garden.
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Young people posing outside of a community garden.
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