Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

In New York City, an empty lot full of trash sits across from P.S. 175. Tony Hillery, a volunteer known to students as Mr. Tony, sees both a problem and a possibility. With children from the school and other community members, he leads the effort to turn the lot into the Harlem Grown community garden. His account includes an afterward about the project’s expansion to twelve Harlem sites and information on starting a garden anywhere.