For 20 years, Jersey City neighbors grew tomatoes and peppers on a private lot; after building permits were issued, council voted 7-0 to advance a $1.2 million purchase to save the garden
- Representative imageFor two decades, a small lot on Glenwood Avenue in Jersey City served as more than an empty parcel between buildings.
- Neighbours turned it into a community garden, growing tomatoes, peppers and other produce while creating a shared place to meet, work and learn.
- That informal arrangement changed when the property owner obtained permits for development, raising the possibility that the garden would disappear beneath a new building.
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- Representative imageFor two decades, a small lot on Glenwood Avenue in Jersey City served as more than an empty parcel between buildings.
- Neighbours turned it into a community garden, growing tomatoes, peppers and other produce while creating a shared place to meet, work and learn.
- That informal arrangement changed when the property owner obtained permits for development, raising the possibility that the garden would disappear beneath a new building.
Sources: Times of India