Apartment owner Scott O. has recently purchased Veggiegrower Gardens for his 14 unit apartment complex in Albuquerque's SE heights neighborhood.  You can see six of the gardens in the picture below. 

Scott has seen his vacancy rate drop to near zero since installing the Veggiegrower Gardens. "These gardens are amazing.  It used to take me 2-3 months to fill an apartment when a tennent would leave, but now I advertize on Craig's list and mention that each apartment comes with a Veggiegrower Garden.  A few days after advertizing I have 15-20 people applying.  The gardens have already paid for themselves because my apartments are never empty", says Scott.

Not only have the Veggiegrower Gardens eliminated apartment vacancies, but they have also helped create a much stronger sense of community among residents.  Twice a year Scott hires Veggiegrower Garden owner, Chuck O'Herron-Alex, to come to the apartment complex for a planting day with the residents.  Chuck and all of the residents mix in fresh compost, choose seeds, plant the gardens, and get to know each other better.  "The gardens get people out of their apartments and connecting with one another.  We used to be friendly when we'd see someone in passing but the gardens have gotten us working together and relating on a much more fullfilling level", says one resident.

"I am so grateful to be able to grow some of my own food even though I live in an apartment and don't have my own yard", states a resident.

For more information on using Veggiegrower Gardens in an apartment setting, contact Chuck at 505 217-5110 or veggiegrower@att.net