A Slice of Eden Saved by Divine Intervention

Bette Midler (a.k.a. the Divine Miss M) saved the day for New York City community gardens yesterday, swooping in at the last minute with personal funds and money from her private conservation organization to buy and preserve gardens that were headed for the auction block. In all, Midler’s group and the Trust for Public Land […]

Bette Midler (a.k.a. the Divine Miss M) saved the day for New York City community gardens yesterday, swooping in at the last minute with personal funds and money from her private conservation organization to buy and preserve gardens that were headed for the auction block. In all, Midler’s group and the Trust for Public Land spent $4.2 million to preserve all 112 gardens that were set to be sold by the city government.

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