Community gardens – a refuge in the city


The New Roots Garden sits between the Grand Concourse and the Metro North railroad tracks in the Bronx, New York. ©2023 The New York Times Company

SHERYLL Durrant came from a family of farmers in Jamaica and embarked on a career in corporate marketing. But after the 2008 financial meltdown, she reconsidered her life.

She returned to her roots.

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