liz christy garden hat party
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so the invite for NYC’s first community garden’s–liz christy–summer party says. created in 1973 by the green guerillas, this garden pioneered the urban community garden in NYC. nestled on the corner of bowery & houston, liz christy garden had to put up a fight to remain the serene haven it [...]
green guerillas annual meeting
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in 1973 liz christy, a lower east side artist, gathered her friends & neighbors together to clean out a vacant lot on the corner of bowery & houston streets. calling themselves the green guerillas, these visionaries created a vibrant community garden and sparked the modern community gardening movement in NYC.
the green guerillas tapped the time, [...]
