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Each April, communities, organizations, and individuals nationwide celebrate gardening during National Lawn & Garden Month. Gardeners know, and research confirms, that nurturing plants is good for us. Attitudes toward health and nutrition improve, kids, perform better at school, and community spirit grows.
Here are some ways to spread the spirit of gardening in your community.
Organize or take part in a town beautification day.
Visit your local farmers' market.
Compliment a neighbor on his or her garden.
Get together with neighbors to purchase compost and mulch in bulk quantities. To calculate how much you need, click here.
Volunteer to plant and maintain a garden at your town library.
Submit a gardening article or essay to your local paper.
Interview an elder to learn what foods his or her family grew as a child.
Seek out neighbors from various ethnic groups to learn about their native cuisine and gardening techniques.
Green up your street or a local park by picking up trash.
Share a cutting of one of your favorite landscapes or houseplants with a neighbor.
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