Week 11 creating community gardens in areas that lack public spaces can fill in the gaps for lower income families to have a space to go and help to feel like they are part of the community.

Completed in 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Images by Simon Menges , Michael Feser. The property is surrounded by 22 m high walls on two and a half sides. The street façade faces north and a listed church banks one side. Responding...

Residents should take ownership, advice and – most importantly – pride if they want to create a communal garden that really binds their community together…

Tower House is the anti-McMansion, expanding a home without making it look like a massive eyesore.

while the past few years has seen an 'amenities arms race', a new trend has emerged designed to attract affluent young professionals, urban farming.

This multi-sensory urban garden in Favara, Italy, features a landscaped terrace with plants, seating and paths with a hexagon pattern.

Get Farm-Fresh Food Delivered Find a community-supported agriculture (CSA) farm near you at eatwellguide.org or localharvest.org and pay a subscription fee for regular batches of local produce (and, in some places, grass-fed meat). If you're worried about being able to use it all up, go in on it with a friend or two.