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Diana�s interests in sustainable agriculture and community development have led her to organize a city beautification movement in Chicago. Inspired by the concept of guerrilla gardening in Europe, she has modified the idea to fit an ongoing, community activist model of gardening. The basic concept includes revamping unused or under-used public space with flowers both to provide much needed greenery to the city but also to empower people to take action within their own communities. Over the course of last summer, Diana and her crew took action planting flowers and herbs in five sites throughout Chicago ranging from schools to libraries. She has received press coverage in the Chicago Tribune and UIC News.
Visit her blog to keep up with the latest guerrilla gardening efforts and see before and after pictures of the sites: www.chicagoguerrillagardens.blogspot.com.
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