She needed land to grow flowers. Then 40 neighbors offered their yards. @WashingtonPost
She needed land to grow flowers. Then 40 neighbors offered their yards. @WashingtonPost
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When Marisa Mender-Franklin needed land to build her dream flower farm, she turned to her community in Memphis.

She posted in a Buy Nothing Facebook group, where neighbors offered their yards to help her business bloom.
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She needed land to grow flowers. Then 40 neighbors offered their yards.

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