It’s not often you see entire documentaries surrounding gardening, let alone a movie that covers politics, community gardening, and activism all rolled into one. However, “The Garden,” offers this and according to Grist, it’s a must see, in spite of some issues, and a Grist recommendation is good enough for me. This film was also nominated for an Oscar and has won plenty of other awards.

The Garden is the story of one 15 or so acre community garden plot in L.A. The garden was started in 1992 after the Rodney King riots and was going strong for 12 years. …read more