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When Soviet food supplies vanished, Cubans turned to urban gardening.

It also created a unique urban gardening culture which is starting to flower as new voices popularize the idea.

This model of urban gardening has been emulated in dozens of other towns and cities up and down the country.

Containers are built to be weatherproof, are stackable (allowing for personalisation) and, with their solid structure can make for interesting urban gardening initiatives.

John Ameroso, horticulturist of the New York City Urban Gardening Program in Brooklyn, is in charge.