Amy Seek of Flatbush Farmshare’s conception of what a vegetable garden outside City Hall might look like. Image via People’s Garden NYC.

If the White House has one, and the city halls of Baltimore, Portland, and San Francisco have (or had…) them, why not New York City? I’m talking about planting vegetable gardens right out front. That’s what the people behind People’s Garden NYC are pushing for, creating a petition urging Ma… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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