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This is a list of community gardens in New York City, sorted by borough. There are over 500 public community gardens, including numerous urban farms , across the five boroughs of the city. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since the 1960s, community gardens have been developed and maintained on vacant lots throughout the city.
The Liz Christy Bowery Houston Garden, officially started in 1974, is the first and oldest community garden in New York City. Located at the corner of the Bowery and Houston Street in Manhattan and running across to 2nd Avenue, it is now a part of New York City Parks Department. [1] [2]
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In 1895, the first gardens were founded in New York City by a committee of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (AICP). The committee promoted the idea of gardening on vacant lots following the success of the first community gardening program in Detroit as a way to address food insecurity and lessen the reliance on charities and taxpayers. [1]
The Garden Club of America is a nonprofit organization made up of around 18,000 club members and 200 local garden clubs around the United States. Founded in 1913, by Elizabeth Price Martin and Ernestine Abercrombie Goodman, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it promotes the recording and enjoyment of American gardens as well as conservation and horticulture .
Louisa Boyd King (née Yeomans; October 17, 1863 – January 16, 1948) was an American gardener and author who became a leading advocate of gardening and horticulture, especially in connection with the garden club movement. [1]
New York City 40°40′7.32″N 73°57′52.92″W / 40.6687000°N 73.9647000°W / 40.6687000; -73.9647000 Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
The following is a list of gardens in New York City which are open to the public (listed alphabetically): This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.