RECLAIMING space,
one SEED AT A time.
UrbanGreenQueens is a digital HOME for anyone READY TO grow their own FOOD, nurture houseplants, and RECLAIM AUTONOMY in a world that profits from our dependence. HERE, we REJECT the idea that gardening is a hobby for THE PRIVILEGED or a skill RESERVED for “EXPERTS.”
~WHY WE EXIST~
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-To dismantle the myth that growing your own food is too difficult. We recognize that gardening is a powerful act of resistance and reclamation.
- To share free, practical tools for growing food and medicine, breaking free from corporate food systems.
- To honor ancestral knowledge (our first green thumbs) while adapting it to urban realities.
-To prove that every person can cultivate abundance, whether on a fire escape, a windowsill, or patio backyard.
~WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE~
- No-BS Guides: Seed starting, container gardening, and houseplant care minus the gatekeeping.
- Community Stories: How gardeners like you are resisting food apartheid and rewilding cities.
- Resource Sharing: Free templates, zone-specific planting calendars, and DIY hacks that don’t require a big budget.
THIS Space is:
🌱 Pro-Black, Pro-Brown, Pro-Earth— A sanctuary centering and amplifying marginalized voices in the gardening world. For those of us growing on balconies, in backyards, in borrowed spaces, making magic anyway.
🌱 For Everyone— Allies are welcome, but colonial mindsets are not. Support with resources.
Get in touch.
Use the form below or email us directly at grow@urbangreenqueens.com.
We do our best to respond within 2-3 business days.
Slide into our DMs on Instagram:
@urbangreenqueens for quick questions.