Paris Promotes Natural Parks and Community Gardens In Its Bid To Be An Ever Greener City

Filed in National by on April 9, 2011

Paris just wrapped up its Week of Sustainable Development, a showcase of the City’s myriad efforts to promote green thinking, from renewable energy to pedestrian and cyclist-friendly policies. Paris has also made a big push to green its already-green spaces: its parks and gardens. With 82 parks designated for “ecological management” and about 60 community gardens, Parisians are growing their own food and enjoying life in open spaces that are not only more sustainable, but more natural.

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  1. jason330 says:
    April 9, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    The German economy continues to suffer under high taxes, heavy government regulation, highly unionized manufacturing, and social spending:

    Unemployment in Germany is already at its lowest level since the country reunified in 1990 but the buoyant economy is poised to drive down jobless lines further, with the rate seen at 6.9 this year and 6.5 percent in 201

  2. Dana Garrett says:
    April 10, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    Community gardens, although worthwhile on their own right, might become the wave of the future as people find it necessary to grow their own food–necessary because more and more people fall into poverty.

  3. anon says:
    April 12, 2011 at 12:28 pm

    The Netherlands have done a great job in creating indoor gardens without sun or rain. These growing places will be stationed next to supermarkets…the world is doing all kinds of great green things while the US is sitting around with our finger up in the air.

  4. Frieda Berryhill says:
    April 12, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    while the US is sitting around with our finger up in the air.

    Indeed, people need to travel more

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