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At Last...Guilt-Free Comfort Foods
Great Time Get-Together
Accessibility Gardening
Beneficial Biking
On The Road Car Comforts For Family
How to Stay Cool in Summer Heat
Grow A Beanpole Tepee For Your Kids
Gone Fishing: A Relaxing Hobby Worth Catching
Establish a Place Just for Leisure
Growing Trend: Food-Sharing Clubs
Sun Shelters Offer the Best of Both Worlds
Summer Living: Asleep Under The Stars
A Garden Designed for First-Time Gardeners
Healthy Living: Kid-Friendly Lawns
Healthy Living: Begin With Breakfast
Healthy Living: Let's Dance
Healthy Living: Find Your Favorite Scent
Healthy Living: Art Smart
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Farm-Fresh Produce from the Farmer's Market
Summer Living: Host a Block Party
Summer Living: Icy Treats
Screensaver: Beach Scenes
Surefire Ways to Beat the Summer Heat
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Host a Progressive Garden Party
Good-For-You Grilling
Jazz up a Plant Stand From a Flea Market
 



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The Amazing Effects of a Neighborhood Garden
A community garden can make a neighborhood beautiful and provide lots of wonderful produce. The real beauty, however, is how a garden can bring people together.
By Edwin Marty

All over the South, from bustling cities to quiet country towns, vacant land bursts with potential--the potential to help us grow together. From Maryland to Miami, people are discovering the amazing effects that planting a seed in a vacant lot can have on individuals and their neighborhoods.

In Decatur, Georgia, the Scott Park Community Garden flourishes as an example of what a group endeavor can do. The garden weaves a colorful fabric out of the many diverse threads in a modern community.

REWARDS OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN


  • Beautifies a neighborhood and generates more community pride and involvement.
  • Helps people learn how to work together in a positive way.
  • Provides access to healthy food in metropolitan areas.
  • Connects participants of all ages and abilities to nature and the earth.
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