{"id":719,"date":"2020-06-13T04:42:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T04:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everythingsustainable.com\/?p=719"},"modified":"2020-09-09T19:12:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T19:12:23","slug":"the-joys-of-community-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingsustainable.com\/the-joys-of-community-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Community Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every ‘Hood should grow Food!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At Everything Sustainable<\/a>, we believe there are many things people can do to make this a better world for people and for the environment. The truth is, many of these things are going on right now in communities across the nation. One way to have a positive impact is to focus on the food you eat and where you get it from. According to many studies, food production, transportation, and storage account for around 25% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. There has to be a better way, and there are community gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Community Gardens?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A community garden is a plot of land that is used by a group of people to grow vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. The land is often owned by a municipality and is rented out to people who want to grow their own plants but who live in condos, apartments or houses without much land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concept has been in place for many years in nations around the world. Nearly every large community in the U.S. has multiple community gardens, and many medium and small communities do as well. There is even an organization called the American Community Gardening Association<\/a> that helps people find a nearby community garden. The benefits of these gardens include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n