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Thousands of Vacant Houses Set to Bloom into Urban Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio
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So far Cleveland has flattened 6,400 homes since 2005, and another 20,000 are slated for demolition throughout the county. Replacing these dilapidated areas will be parks, yards and community gardens where residents can grow local produce, funded by the Neighbourhood Stabilization Program.
The innovative idea is nothing new, and is not unique to Cleveland. It has already had a wide appeal across the U.S. and the rest of the world and just last week we told you about ‘Greening Detroit’, a scheme to transform its vacant lots into urban hubs. But hearing the success stories of so many organizations across the globe is a testimony to the proactive concept and the hopeful future that can be produced by looking at the bleak economic downturn from a different perspective.
Via GOOD
Images courtesy of The Cleveland Kid
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The booming urban agriculture trend is set to bloom even further in Cleveland, Ohio, where thousands of abandoned properties are being transformed into flourishing farming plots. As the recession deepens and the mortgage crisis tightens its grip, in a
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So far Cleveland has flattened 6,400 homes since 2005, and a further 20,000 are on the cards for demolition throughout the County.
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Replacing these areas of destruction will parks, yards and community gardens so that residents can grow local produce.
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The move will be funded by the Neighbourhood Stabilization Program.
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The innovative idea is nothing new, and is not unique to Cleveland.
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It has already had a wide appeal across the U.S. and the rest of the world and just last week we told you about ‘Greening Detroit’s’ scheme to transform its vacant lots into urban hubs.
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But hearing the success stories of so many organizations across the globe is a testimony to the proactive concept.
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Perhaps a hopeful future can be produced by looking at the bleak economic downturn from a different perspective.
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