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The faceted value of communal urban gardens

In a biophilic year archive

A communal garden looks like a modest patch of green among the buildings. It does double work, growing food and wellbeing at once, and drawing neighbours together around the shared act of tending it.

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This essay is part of A Biophilic Year Archive, available with the book A Biophilic Year: 365 thoughts on the essence and practice of biophilic design.