Neighbors kneeling in fresh soil planting seedlings on a city lot at sunset.
Illustrative demo

The lot nobody wanted became everyone's garden

Riverside (fictional)

Profile

Ana (illustrative)

Garden organizer

“We started with three tomato plants and a group chat.”

Innovations

  • ✦ Shared tool shed with a sign-out sheet
  • ✦ Raised beds so nothing goes in untested soil
  • ✦ A ‘take a pepper’ shelf by the gate

Repeatable playbook

  1. 1

    Find the owner

    Look up the parcel on your county's public property records.

  2. 2

    Ask in writing

    Propose a short, revocable use agreement.

  3. 3

    Test the soil

    Use raised beds until results come back.

  4. 4

    Set a rhythm

    One standing work day per week keeps it alive.

Sources & evidence

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