{"id":15173,"date":"2022-02-09T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=15173"},"modified":"2024-11-27T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:27:54","slug":"best-community-gardens-and-spaces-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/best-community-gardens-and-spaces-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Community Gardens and Spaces in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

If you live in the country, where your nearest neighbor is a mile away, you can have the largest garden imaginable. Multiple vegetables and flowers could be grown and space wouldn\u2019t be an issue. Frequent trips to the grocery store for fresh produce would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately, in large cities like NYC, space is a hot commodity. Many apartment dwellers who wish to have their own garden space will have to opt for products like the AeroGarden or join a local community garden.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Community gardens are a great alternative option for those who seek a taste of domestic gardening bliss. These spaces are now commonplace in NYC – you just have to know where to find them. There are over 550 community green spaces in NYC alone so hopefully this task won’t be too hard to achieve.<\/p>\r\n

History of NYC’s Community Garden<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In April 1974<\/a>, the first community garden started in NYC. In the early 1970s, many parts of the city struggled financially. Multiple lots and buildings were vacant. The Green Guerillas, a local environment group, began tossing bags of seeds, fertilizer, and water into vacant areas. This grassroots program was the start of something truly beautiful and would change the landscape of NYC forever.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The founders of the Green Guerillas, Liz Christy, Amos Taylor, and Martin Gallent, went on to eventually found the \u201cBowery Houston Community Farm and Garden\u201d in a large, debris-filled vacant lot on the corner of Bowery and Houston Streets. This first garden contained 60 vegetable beds and trees. This movement continued and spread throughout the city and now there are a multitude of community gardens in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Today, GrowNYC<\/a>, an environmental non-profit, has built over 160 of these new gardens. Some of the gardens they’ve built are part of the GreenThumb<\/a> community gardens. GreenThumb is a part of NYC Parks and they are the nation\u2019s largest garden program found in an urban area. There are a few things to know before visiting a GreenThumb Garden. If you are interested in joining a GreenThumb garden, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n