A new initiative will allow Muscovites to grow vegetables in the city's parks, the Ekho Moskvy radio station reported Thursday.
Each participant in the ?€?Dacha in the Big City?€? scheme will be given a small plot of land in which to grow vegetables, Moscow Parks representative Darya Simonenko told the TASS news agency.
?€?Vegetables may be planted in certain parks this summer and will yield a small harvest in fall. The project will begin in Perovsky Park, where vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers will be planted under the supervision of a curator,?€? she said.
In parks such as Sokolniki in the north of the city, the general public can get involved in the project and people will get a chance to grow their own vegetables in a project called ?€?Sowing the Park?€?
All participants will be provided with seeds, equipment and gloves. The organizers plan to provide vegetable plots for children in the future.