urban gorilla gardening

gorilla gardening means taking over any abandoned lots and creating a garden.there are safe and risky ways to do this.you can just take over any space, and run the risk of losing your garden if the owner pays back taxes or the property is sold at sheriffs sale.but with some effort you can guarantee your garden lastsfirst do a title search to determine ownershipnext send a letter explaining what you want to do and propose a contract agreement, like we want to garden this property and unless we hear otherwise will consider the contract renewed every year.if the owner agrees great, or of they are unreachable thats good too.\next do a complete history search you want to know whats buried there buildings tanks (fuel oil tanks that may leak) and do soil testing.after u start gardening look into establishing a land trust, possibly paying off back taxes.land trusts basically are a contract to keep gardening and as long as the gardens used it cannot be used for other purposes like new construction.your local horticulture society can be a valuable resource to help you out.gorilla gardening helps take over nuisance lots that are full of trash and possibly drugs and create a green space usable by the entire neighborhood. http://www.dreadlockssite.com/forum/topics/drugs-and-violence-to-peace thats the story of 1 garden i started in a crack hood in philly