Flower Power

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
In David Tracey’s new book, Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto (New Society Publishers, April 2007), he gives us a history of and how-to for turning abandoned lots into community gardens. He’s joined by one of New York’s original garden “guerrillas” Donald Loggins, a founding member of the Liz Christy Community Garden.

Guerrilla Gardening is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

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