Imperial Towers Community Garden
Building Community Through Active Gardening and Peaceful Observation
2019, Urban Agriculture, Design Solution, Community Outreach
November 12, 2021
Written by Alex Barnes and Cathy Chung
The Imperial Towers Community Garden is an example of what happens when a well built garden and passionate community members meet. They flourish! Tenants of this building approached UHC about transforming their rooftop into a garden, even though they didn't have much growing experience to begin with. The space quickly converted from a hot, gray, flat expanse of cement to a lush, green oasis bursting with colorful flowers and fresh vegetables. The dedicated tenants learned quickly, and have produced bumper crops every season since the garden's construction in 2019 (the gardeners took a break in 2020 due to COVID). We at UHC consider this garden a monumental success, having enriched the lives of residents at Imperial Towers and added just a little more green to this city, and could not have asked for more devoted gardeners to work with.
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