By Becky Striepe •
January 12, 2009
I was walking home the other day and noticed that a short stretch of road smelled of rosemary. On doubling back, I discovered that someone had planted herbs along the previously bare median in my Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood: rosemary, lavender, cilantro, and basil.
Guerrilla Gardening is a movement that got its start in the 70’s when Liz Christy and the
Green Guerrillas turned an abandoned lot in New York into a community garden. From their underground gardening roots, tossing
seed bombs into vacant lots and turning unused space into green space, the Green Guerrillas have grown into a nonprofit group that’s helped organize over 600 gardens in New York.
A few months ago, I watched some members of my community prepare a garden in the alley behind their house. As of mid-July, they have created a veritable produce stand as raspberries, Swiss chard, peppers, and cucumbers are flourishing. Dinner, anyone?
