When Lily invites her friends to volunteer at the community garden, they learn how to dig, plant seeds, and patiently wait for their plants to grow. Includes instructions for growing snap peas at home.

Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.

"Lily and her friends organize a protest in order to save their neighborhood public garden from being demolished"--

"Fashion-forward Mary is known for adding flair everywhere she goes. When she spots an abandoned lot in her neighborhood, Mary knows she can use her stylish talent to spruce it up. Soon she's rallying neighborhood shops and calling on her friends to help. With Mary leading the way, this group carries out her little plan that has a big impact on her community!" --

"You might think a farm means fields, tractors, and a barnyard full of animals. But you can plant a farm anywhere you like: a box or a bucket, a boot or a pan--almost anything can be turned into a home for green, growing things. Windows, balconies, and front steps all make wonderful spots to start"--Amazon.com.

"While staying with his aunt Mimi in a drab city neighborhood, Vincent is asked to get rid of a box of 'dirt balls'. Vincent and Toma, a boy who lives nearby, throw them into the empty dirt lot across the street. Soon, new shoots sprout up"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the author's early experiences as a sharecropper's son and a KFC executive before building a preeminent urban farm to feed, educate, and employ thousands of at-risk youths.

"Celebremos la llegada de la noche con este cuento relajante y encantador, ideal para que las plantas, ¡y también los humanos!, lo lean antes de irse a dormir"--Back cover. "Celebrate the turning of day to night in this charming bedtime story perfect for plants - and humans! - everywhere!"--Back cover.

In the city an abandoned lot squeezed between two buildings becomes a community garden.