Laura Vladimirova set out to create a community garden in Bath Beach, a Russian-Jewish neighborhood in Southern Brooklyn, with several key goals:
a) To create a space that can be used by local seniors, kids and others
b) To promote sustainability to the local community;
c) To create a space of environmental awareness post Hurricane Sandy by planting plants that are indigenous to the area
In the Press: Garden A Symbol Of Resiliency In Sandy-Hit Bath Beach
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Laura Vladimirova Resilience Garden Laura Vladimirova was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Her family, like many others, immigrated to the United States in the late 80’s. The transience of her youth created an insatiable wanderlust in Laura, which she has tried to fill by traveling and living abroad for most of her young adult life. Then, after her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer and passed away, Laura realized that planting roots was the next phase of her growth. Thus, she now works with plants and people in community gardens, rooftops, and anywhere else community can be created around the more natural concepts of life.
