
JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Saving the planet, one block, one small project at a time
Through urbangardenshare.org and Sustainable Ballard, Laura McLeod opened up her large yard to neighbors looking for more garden space. "It's a running joke with gardeners that you always have more squash than you'll ever need," she says after plucking one from the garden. At her side is next-door neighbor Shiv Kaushal, the first person McLeod invited into the space now shared by four neighbors.