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Database research record2025·United States

(Not) in my backyard: Access to community gardens, neighborhood characteristics, and food deserts

Chen H., Wang H., Bora F., Hu Y.

Cities 166:106226

Urban Farm DB summary

Analyzes 1,874 community gardens across 24 US cities. Neighborhood race and poverty predict garden presence, but most gardens lie outside designated food deserts, limiting their capacity to address food access gaps.