Harvest in the city—New York gardeners bring fresh, healthy food to the less-affluent

摘要

Bursts of yellow flowers explode along one side of the Garden of Eden on Weeks Avenue in the Bronx, The 5,000-square-foot community garden is just beginning to unfold, but already it lifts the spirit. A path runs through the garden, taking visitors past tidy 8' by 10' plots, where residents will soon begin to grow everything from tomatoes and collard greens to corn, squash, and onions Crowded into the small garden are three apple trees, a cherry, a nectarine, a plum, a pear, and a huckleberry A grapevine grows there, along with at least six rose bushes flowering in three different colors. The tiny space is chock-full of wonders. This urban oasis is a family affair for resident gardener Arlington Malone, His father, All, has been in charge of the Garden of Eden ever since it was established in 1989. Malone, 19, tends his own plot of vegetables and practically grew up in the garden.