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In the 1880s, many New York families kept gardens and small farms on vacant lots or rooftops to supplement groceries and survive economic hardship. These urban farms provided fresh vegetables, eggs, and income for working families living in crowded tenements.
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You stand on a Manhattan lot where chickens scratch at the soil and vegetable rows stretch toward the street. The smell of earth and animals rises above the noise of the city. A woman tends her plants before heading to her job, knowing this garden might mean the difference between hunger and a full table.
Reflect
What grows in your neighborhood now? What would change if you could grow your own food?