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Introducing Plantita: Like a Little Free Library, but for Plants

"Come by any time. Take a plant, leave a plant."

Introducing Plantita: Like a Little Free Library, but for Plants

Introducing Plantita: Like a Little Free Library, but for Plants

"Come by any time. Take a plant, leave a plant."

Introducing Plantita: Like a Little Free Library, but for Plants

When March 2020 forced New Yorkers indoors, the isolation reverberating off the walls of millions of shoebox apartments necessitated coping strategies that have carried over into the awkward, in-between place where the city now lives. 

Some overcame the mandatory solitude by welcoming dogs into their lives (though a trip to Maria Hernandez might convince anyone that Bushwick has a 100%…

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Mary Ellen Cagnassola. Mary Ellen Cagnassola is an award-winning reporter with a flair for creative nonfiction and a love of all things strange and unusual. Born and raised in the Garden State, she is currently trying to have it all in New York City.

Mary Ellen Cagnassola
Written by Mary Ellen Cagnassola

Mary Ellen Cagnassola is an award-winning reporter with a flair for creative nonfiction and a love of all things strange and unusual. Born and raised in the Garden State, she is currently trying to have it all in New York City.

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