{"id":1869,"date":"2011-06-23T09:53:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T13:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/community-gardens-in-buffalo.html"},"modified":"2011-06-23T09:53:06","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T13:53:06","slug":"community-gardens-in-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/community-gardens-in-buffalo.html","title":{"rendered":"Community gardens in buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"Brian Meyer wrote in the Buffalo News 15 June 2011,\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/city\/article454721.ece\">\nCommunity gardeners&#8217; wait is over &#8211; after 3 years, Council OKs leases<\/a>\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalo-niagaragardening.com\/2011\/04\/12\/lend-a-hand-or-some-perennials-to-grassroots-gardens-of-buffalo\/\">\n<img style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   width=\"204\" height=\"126\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/www.buffalo-niagaragardening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Fargo-Estate-Neighborhood-Community-Garden-in-Buffalo-NY-1024x633.jpg\"><\/a>\nGardeners are ready to &#8220;get dirty&#8221; following Tuesday&#8217;s Common Council\npassage of long-awaited leases to turn 34 vacant city-owned lots into\nneighborhood oases.\n<p>\nLawmakers approved the leases unanimously and without debate. Some\ncommunity gardeners have been eagerly awaiting the action for three years.\n<p>\nMayor Byron W. Brown&#8217;s administration delayed submitting the master leases\nbecause of numerous concerns. The logjam ended late last week when city\nplanners sent the proposed agreements to the Council for final action.\n<p>\n&#8220;We have our insurance signed up, so we&#8217;ll\n\n<!--more-->\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thegoodneighborhood.com\/2011\/04\/20\/empowering-neighbors-grassroots-gardens-susannah-barton\/\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   width=\"270\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/thegoodneighborhood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Grassroots-Gardens-Susannah-4-20-11.jpg\"><\/a>\nhave everything covered under\nour liability insurance as of tomorrow morning,&#8221; said Susannah S. Barton,\nexecutive director of Grassroots Gardens, a not-for-profit group that\nfacilitates leases for block clubs and community organizations. &#8220;Now\nI&#8217;m going to go call people and share the good news. And we&#8217;re going to\nstart gardening tomorrow.&#8221;\n<p>\nFor the first time, the city has assigned a staff member to work closely\nwith Grassroots Gardens.\n<p>\n&#8220;We&#8217;ll be working with the community planner to help improve our process,&#8221;\nBarton said.\n<p>\nShe added that the city will be involved in vetting applications for\nnew gardens.\n<p>\n&#8220;We really welcome the involvement and the interest from the city. We\nthink it&#8217;s something really important,&#8221; Barton said.\n<\/blockquote>\n-gretchen\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Meyer wrote in the Buffalo News 15 June 2011, Community gardeners&#8217; wait is over &#8211; after 3 years, Council OKs leases Gardeners are ready to &#8220;get dirty&#8221; following Tuesday&#8217;s Common Council passage of long-awaited leases to turn 34 vacant city-owned lots into neighborhood oases. Lawmakers approved the leases unanimously and without debate. 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