Community gardens

"The Mission of the American Community Gardening Association is to build community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada"

A community garden is a single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people. There are several gardens located in different areas around the city of Macon. These community gardens mainly grow different vegetables, such as: pumpkins, beans, carrots, cabbages and etc. These gardens are grown with the love and help of the community volunteers. 

Georgia is known for its abundance of clay, therefore the community gardens do not use soil found in the Macon city area, and instead have soil shipped in from nearby farms.

Community gardens provide fresh produce and plants as well as satisfying labor, neighborhood improvement, sense of community and connection to the environment. They are publicly functioning in terms of ownership, access, and management.

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