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Garden Gates Garden Gates covers vegetable, herb and fruit gardening, out in the back yard, up on the roof, in a greenhouse or at a community garden. Urban Farming, A Bit Closer to the Sun Marian Burros, New York Times Roofscape farms? Commercial vegetable farms and community gardens on rooftops are a growing trend in cities around the country. The Times visits rooftop farms in New York and San Fransisco, talking with the urban pioneers farming this new frontier floating above our cities. Everyone Should Grow a Vegetable Garden Michael Felsen When I graduated from college in 1971, I moved to Vermont to explore a simpler lifestyle. A few days after I arrived, a friend told me I had to plant a garden. City boy that I was, I thought he meant flowers. No, he meant vegetables - organic vegetables. And so my gardening life began.   Image ... Cleomes, a stonework patio and hostas. The Fenway Victory Gardens. Boston, Massachusetts.