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OP lives in Denmark. I wish the US had something similar. Not so much for tiny-house living, but common community gardens. My town (Reston, VA) has a few and
by alistairSH 5y ago
OP lives in Denmark.
I wish the US had something similar. Not so much for tiny-house living, but common community gardens. My town (Reston, VA) has a few and they're popular. But, depending on where your house is located, they could be a few miles away. I'm on the waitlist for the closest garden and it's about 1.5 miles and an easy bike ride. No sheds or buildings allowed, but the community provides water and compost. I tried veggies in my front and rear yards this season, but they just don't get enough light (tall house and a few mature trees). Herbs do well, but tomatoes and peppers need more sun - the fruit eventually, but quite late in the season.
- OldHand2018 5y agoCan you not create a new community garden? Your city/park district should have a process in place for doing so (who's land is it on?). Back when I lived in Chicago, they made it easy to create one. You were subjected to non-adversarial bureaucracy to make sure you were serious enough about creating something that would last for years and would actually be used by the community, but I had never heard of any denials and worked on two different ones in parks near my place.
- alistairSH 5y agoFriends have tried to get them allowed on community property within their neighborhoods with zero success. The HOA bureaucracy doesn't allow it (not explicitly banned, but the HOAs appear incapable of doing anything new). As for parks, none with available space would be any closer than the one where I'm currently waitlisted. And I doubt any would allow any shed-like structures. Either way, I meant in a more general sense - I wish community gardens were more of "a thing" in the US, especially in cities.