This study is a portrayal of the political, economic, and
cultural history and present of community gardens in a New York
City neighborhood, the Lower East Side of Manhattan. An
ethnographic study of a particular instance of urban history, it
provides a basis for an understanding of urban community gardens in
the United States. Beginning with a historical overview of urban
community gardening in the United States and other countries, the
author concentrates on the last two decades of the 20th century in
this portrayal of a social movement that seeks to impact urban
environments both in social and economic terms and in terms of
ecological dynamics. The last decade in particular has been
critical with regard to the development of a broad network of
community-based coalitions acting on behalf of urban community
gardens.
The author considers internal dynamics and organization of
individual gardens within the specific social, political, and
economic context of the Lower East Side and analyzes the political
struggle on behalf of community gardens in that neighborhood and
the entire city. The author also addresses the diverse ways in
which community gardens on the Lower East Side have become critical
components in the daily life of urban gardeners, predominantly poor
and low-income people.
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