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Boston’s Food Forests Take Root as a Climate Equity Strategy

A decade of organizing has turned trash-strewn lots into edible parks. Now Boston is expanding food forests as part of its climate action plan.

By Ryan Krugman

The Ellington Street Community Food Forest Garden fills a formerly empty lot in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Credit: Dre Tejada
Rodney Santiago, a compost educator coordinator, leads a team of HOPE members through Concrete Plant Park in the South Bronx. Credit: HOPE

A South Bronx Park is a Hive of Activity—for Bees and for New Yorkers Training for Green Jobs

By Naaja Flowers

Volunteer Jessica Wilks waters the plants of the Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project with the bridges of the Port Authority in the background. Credit: Ryan Krugman/Inside Climate News

A New York Rooftop Blossoms with Lessons About Food Literacy

By Ryan Krugman

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