The Garden Of Resilience is the first community garden existing between the tri-community of Springfield Gardens, Rosedale and Laurelton. The green space represents a labor of love between schools, communities and grassroots organizations within the Southeast Queens communities. Three years ago local organizers identified an abandoned lot in Springfield Gardens by using the interactive map powered by 596 Acres. The map identified that the land was owned by the City of New York and had the potential to serve as a green space. Grassroots organizations, DIVAS for Social Justice & Operation Clean Up worked together with local elected officials and other community stakeholders to ensure the land was transferred to the NYC Parks & Recreation Department under the Green Thumb Program.
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