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Dept. of Green Thumbs: I Patch, You Patch, We All Patch ... for a Green Match?
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Dept. of Green Thumbs: I Patch, You Patch, We All Patch ... for a Green Match?
Two days ago, Philebrity alerted us to a cool new urban gardening project called WePatch.org. The service “connects people looking for gardening space with those who have space to offer.”
ItÂ’s simple.
All you have to do is create a free account and start listing away — whether you want to grow bok choy, carrots, and green tomatoes or have some free space in your backyard.
I can’t help but think this could be a neat way for people all over the city to interact and create more legal green spaces in each other’s communities.
As CPÂ reported in April, access to land remains one of the main sticky issues facing urban gardeners in Philly. ThatÂ’s not to say anythingÂ’s wrong with guerilla gardening or that We Patch canÂ’t be used to help spruce up some of the 4,000 vacant lots in the city.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society offers a manual and video for how to reclaim vacant lots in the city. But until vacant land gets cheaper or the city comes up with a sustainable program for turning vacant lots into urban gardens (never mind the question of whether that’s the best thing to do with them), why not garden on friendly land and meet new people in the interim?
So far thereÂ’s only one listing in Philly. Before Philebrity posted about the project, there were none.
At this rate, maybe weÂ’ll see what We Patch tastes like in the fall.
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