Zaid Islam

Review of Smiling Hog's Head Ranch

A community garden which had started as a guerrill...

A community garden which had started as a guerrilla project by a group of artists on land owned by the MTA.

It is now recognized by the city s department of parks and recreation.

The ranch hosts weekly, monthly, and annual events. It has programs for children and families, teaching gardening, and farming different types of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and honey, and has community compost and recycling. Children are taught to prepare and share meals. The ranch also participates in the different city events including tree giveaways.

It s a prime example of how to make property that belong to the public, accessible.