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The Beat of the Street (Hartford’s street newspaper, which has grown from a handful of readers to 5,500 monthly subscriptions, is looking to raise some money for their BOTS (Beat of the Street) Pots. The pots include vegetables planted in pots around Hartford, free for the taking. The pots program (all of this is part …

What if instead of planting flowers, cities planted vegetables?

And then people who needed to could take those veggies for free? Hartford’s Charter Oak Cultural Center‘s doing just that. The brainchild of 21-year old center intern, Ethan Burke, the idea is to fill planters with growing vegetables, train people to care for them, and then offer the veggies to people who need them. The …