Nowadays the natural don’t have space between the buildings, almost no one on the big cities have enough space to make your own garden. Adding to it, other problems in our actual society - as obesity, poor nutrition, declining levels of physical and psychological health, urban planning - were the reasons of starting the ideas of makes a Community Gardens in the urban space.

Community Gardens are spaces that the whole community can works on and build a place where you can find healthy food, fresh air, beauty and peace. But these urban landscapes are used not just as a source of fresh food, but also to build an entire environment of fraternity between the neighborhood/city residents. Studies show these kinds of relation with the nature helps in social issues, creating a sense of community and collectivity, in addition to improving the neighborhood and have positivity effects on the security.

Other positive thing about it is that when you cultivate your own vegetables you can control the amount of pesticides and agrochemicals that is used, turning your feeding much healthier. 

This modern way of planning a city, in which everyone thinks about the others, not just about themselves, is already found in many countries. You can do it yourself in your neighborhood, just following the few steps shown here: Steps to Create a Community Garden or Expand Urban Agriculture. And if you want to learn more about it just take a look here and here.

 

source: www.grainproject.org

source: www.visualizenashua.com