In some cities, public parks and open spaces are changed into gardens where local residents can grow their own fruits and vegetables. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

In some cities, public parks and open spaces are changed into gardens where local residents can grow their own fruits and vegetables. In this essay both disadvantages and advantages of the trend will be discussed before reaching the conclusion. Admittedly, changing communal open spaces 1into places whereinto a place where local citizens grow their own plants brings certain advantages. First of all, it alleviates the financial burden of some local residents, 2especially that of those who spendespecially for those who spend a large proportion of their 3totaltotally expenditure on groceries. 4Allowing them to plantAllowing them planting their own vegetables and fruits in public open 5spacesspace can save them money to a certain degree, which could be 6spentspend on something to improve their standard of living, such as 7healthcare, education, or simply recreationhealth care, education or simply entertainment. Moreover, those private gardens could be an ideal place for local seniors to develop a gardening hobby. 8RetireesRetired elders often 9find life uncomfortably boringfind it is uncomfortably boring 10after retiringsince they are retired from their previous work. Allowing those retired residents to 11plant in public spacesplant at public space could offer them a chance to find something interesting to do. 12This is quite common in China, retired seniors often plant vegetables and fruits at their own balconies or at public open space However, it would be an omission not to take the disadvantages of this trend into consideration. Public parks and open spaces are supposed to be a place for all the individuals living nearby to relax, 13socialisesocial, and hang out. 14If those public sites are converted into private gardens, all the local residents will have to find a new venue to conduct those activities. In addition, public open spaces, by definition, 15belong toare belonged to all the residents in the community. It is often the case that individuals convert public places into private gardens without the consent of local residents or authorities. Therefore, it raises a fundamental question about legality and legitimacy. In conclusion, although changing public open spaces 16into areas where individuals can cultivateinto somewhere individuals can grow their own vegetables can improve some people's financial condition and provide a place to 17spend their free time for seniorskill time for seniors, I believe that it is a 18violation of the rightsviolation of rights of all other local residents.