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All over New Orleans, people are creating community gardens to help reclaim their city from the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. Near the Superdome, the Latino Farmers Cooperative has lush crops of carrots, radishes, greens, and other produce. In the lower ninth ward, close to a canal that flooded the neighborhood during the hurricane, volunteers are turning over soil and removing debris in a vacant lot that will become a garden. Nearby, a former New York school teacher is establishing a small urban farm that will create learning opportunities for area youth while providing fresh produce for the neighborhood.