Philly community gardens provide vital green spaces amid a hot, trash-filled summer

Philly community gardens provide vital green spaces amid a hot, trash-filled summer

Philadelphia often wears its grit like a badge of honor. However, two weeks after the city’s municipal workers strike, which was punctuated by overflowing trash dumpsters, the need for clean, green community spaces – especially in the summer heat – feels more urgent than ever. That’s where community gardens come in.  Garden spaces in Philadelphia are usually neighborhood driven and often start on one of the city’s 40,000 empty and forgotten lots…