2020-21 Cambridge Community Gardens Today

Introduction “Cambridge Community Gardens Today” describes and celebrates each of the 14 Community Gardens currently operating across the City of Cambridge.

Four pages are dedicated to each garden: photographs include a drone shot showing each garden in its neighborhood location. Garden narratives include a short history, a general layout of plots and communal spaces, an overview of what is grown, and a sketch of gardeners. Based on conversations with garden coordinators, we describe garden management and how it interfaces with the Cambridge Conservation Commission, the City agency responsible for the program.

With the publication of “Cambridge Community Gardens Today” the Cambridge Plant & Garden Club shines a light on the extraordinary diversity and character of the gardens, the knowledge and gardening skills Cambridge residents bring to their small, well-loved plots, and how the gardens function as a program of the City.

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