Reply #9: Not so much, now.

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I interned with a local non-profit that would go into neighborhoods and help design, develop and operate community gardens. From there, the urban agriculture movement ripples through the city. All of the elementary schools in the city limits now have school gardens. There are gardens going it at churches and orphanages. There is an edible park in one of the poorest neighborhoods, an orchard with apples, blueberries, peaches, almonds, grapes, pears and more.

During my research I found the possible implications limitless. Veteran gardens. Nursing home gardens. Homeless gardens. Immigrant gardens. And, perhaps most interesting, prison gardens. The prison gardens reduce violence and recidivism. Really cool stuff.

Since the internship and graduation this May, I have been too busy with work and preparing for law school to devote much time to the organizations.