One of the hardest things to accept when living in the city is the lack of greenery. Unless you live right by Central Park you have a bit to travel for a nice green setting. This is one of the main reasons why Bette Midler founded and created the New York Restoration Project. The NYRP helps by creating, sustain, and restore greenery across the five boros. They organize volunteer projects and also educate people on greener living practices. However one of my favorite things the NYRP does is their creation of community gardens. After creating several gardens in each of the boros, they are opening the Target East Harlem Community Garden. Each garden uses solar power and wind power generators to light the garden. They use rainwater harvesting to collect rainwater, and use local residence compost to maintain the integrity of the soil. Check out the website and visit a garden in your boro or to volunteer. Now you know what Miss Bette has done, what are you gonna do?
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