April 13, 2026 | Benjamin Daniel
The minifarm in the front yard
Writing for The Boston Globe, Kate Brown – a professor in MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society – and David Greenwood-Sanchez of the University of Iowa explore the growing popularity of transforming residential yards into home gardens. “With food prices up 27 percent since 2020, it is a good time for Massachusetts legislators to consider protecting gardeners from vegetation restrictions,” they assert.
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