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City Bountiful

Author : Laura J. Lawson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520243439
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book City Bountiful written by Laura J. Lawson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-05-30 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The social history of American cities would not be complete without a full account of the rise of community open spaces. Lawson does exactly this by providing a compelling and poetic account of the history and making of urban gardens. Combining solid scholarship with engaging images of the gardens and stories of their makers, this book sheds new light on the value of urban open space. More important, it explains why community gardens need to stand alongside city parks as permanent open spaces. Essential reading for community developers and landscape architects as well as anyone who ventures outside, enthusiasm and shovel in hand, to improve their local environment.—Mark Francis, author of Urban Open Space and Village Homes "The definitive history of the past hundred years of America's experience with community gardens. A labor of love by a garden activist, the book appears at a most appropriate time—today our city dwellers and suburbanites are retreating onto carpets of passive open space tended by homeowner associations and lawn care outfits. Lawson thoughtfully analyzes the weaknesses of community gardens when used as a response to social crises and, by contrast, investigates community gardens as an alternative to today's managed care of open space. Her history clearly presents a way of community living that we can elect if we choose her wisdom."—Sam Bass Warner, Jr, author of To Dwell Is to Garden "An important book about how the urban gardening movement is transforming our landscape and reconnecting us to the land."—Alice Waters, Owner, Chez Panisse

The Community Gardening Handbook

Author : Ben Raskin
Publisher : CompanionHouse Books
ISBN 13 : 9781620082553
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book The Community Gardening Handbook written by Ben Raskin and published by CompanionHouse Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community gardens are "cropping" up all over, allowing neighbors to work together, grow together, and reap the delicious rewards of their labor together. As more and more people become interested in getting back to nature and growing their own food, the community-gardening movement is exploding in popularity, giving city and suburban dwellers an opportunity to try out their green thumbs. This colorfully illustrated guide to community gardening offers comprehensive planning and planting advice to those looking to start a community garden as well as to those interested in joining an existing garden. Inside The Community Garden Handbook: -Profiles of different types of community gardens around the world, such as community-supported agriculture, shared plots and individual plots, orchards, rooftop gardens, movable gardens, and more -Getting the whole family involved in the community's gardening efforts -Starting a community garden from scratch, including gathering a team, navigating the legalities, and securing funds -Organizing fun community events, such as seed swaps and workshops, to raise awareness of and draw participants to community gardens -Selecting a site, Planning the garden's layout, irrigation system, and division of plots -A season-by-season schedule of tasks to maximize growing and harvesting and maintain the garden in the off-season -A plant directory featuring detailed descriptions of close to 50 flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and more that will thrive in a community-garden setting

Our Community Garden

Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1582701091
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Our Community Garden written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.

Green Green

Author : Marie Lamba
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1466897031
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis Green Green by : Marie Lamba

Download or read book Green Green written by Marie Lamba and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green grass is wide and fresh and clean for a family to play in, and brown dirt is perfect for digging a garden. But when gray buildings start to rise up and a whole city builds, can there be any room for green space? The neighborhood children think so, and they inspire the community to join together and build a garden for everyone to share in the middle of the city.

Community Gardening as Social Action

Author : Claire Nettle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317163419
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Community Gardening as Social Action written by Claire Nettle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been a resurgence of community gardening over the past decade with a wide range of actors seeking to get involved, from health agencies aiming to increase fruit and vegetable consumption to radical social movements searching for symbols of non-capitalist ways of relating and occupying space. Community gardens have become a focal point for local activism in which people are working to contribute to food security, question the erosion of public space, conserve and improve urban environments, develop technologies of sustainable food production, foster community engagement and create neighbourhood solidarity. Drawing on in-depth case studies and social movement theory, Claire Nettle provides a new empirical and theoretical understanding of community gardening as a site of collective social action. This provides not only a more nuanced and complete understanding of community gardening, but also highlights its potential challenges to notions of activism, community, democracy and culture.

Start a Community Food Garden

Author : LaManda Joy
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 160469484X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Start a Community Food Garden written by LaManda Joy and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommended by the American Community Gardening Association Community gardening enhances the fabric of towns and cities through social interactions and accessibility to fresh food, creating an enormously positive effect in the lives of everyone it touches. LaManda Joy, the founder of Chicago’s Peterson Garden Project and a board member of the American Community Gardening Association, has worked in the community gardening trenches for years and brings her knowledge to the wider world in Start a Community Food Garden. This hardworking guide covers every step of the process: fundraising, community organizing, site sourcing, garden design and planning, finding and managing volunteers, and managing the garden through all four seasons. A section dedicated to the basics of growing was designed to be used by community garden leaders as an educational tool for teaching new members how to successfully garden.

Power at the Roots

Author : Miranda J. Martinez
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739146262
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Power at the Roots written by Miranda J. Martinez and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010-09-25 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through direct engagement with gardeners, activists, and residents, Miranda Martinez shows the breadth and diversity of the community gardening movement and how these groups inserted themselves into local politics and development to create change. She demonstrates how real people are effective as social forces amid large scale urban change and looks at the complexities and contradictions involved in transformations of urban neighborhoods. One of the most important contributions of this study is its focus on the Puerto Ricans of the Lower East Side and their struggle to sustain its Latinidad. It goes deeply into the ethnic and cultural significance at the neighborhood and personal level to show the contradictory meanings of gentrification to Puerto Ricans and others, and more importantly, the ways that the history and culture of Puerto Ricans are ignored, devalued, and erased. By going to the grassroots, this book vividly demonstrates how Puerto Ricans interact with the global and local trends involved in gentrification and how the struggles against displacement can alter the boundaries of the process.

Greening the City Streets

Author : Barbara A. Huff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780899197418
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book Greening the City Streets written by Barbara A. Huff and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photo essay tracing the urban gardening movement in the United States, with a special focus on the Sixth Street and Avenue B Garden in Manhattan.

Greening Cities, Growing Communities

Author : Jeffrey Hou
Publisher : Land and Community Design Case
ISBN 13 : 9780295989280
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (892 download)

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Book Synopsis Greening Cities, Growing Communities by : Jeffrey Hou

Download or read book Greening Cities, Growing Communities written by Jeffrey Hou and published by Land and Community Design Case. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there are thousands of community gardens all across North America, only a few cities, such as Seattle, include them in their urban planning process. This book reports on the making of Seattles community gardens and the multiple roles they play in the citys life. It touches on such issues as planning and design strategies; stewardship; community, professional, and government participation; and programs built around the gardens, especially those aimed at low-income and minority communities, immigrants, and seniors. It will appeal to a broad audience of professionals, educators, community organizers, citizens, and policy makers interested in improving the quality of life in their own communities.

Entrepreneurial Community Gardens

Author : Gail Whiting Feenstra
Publisher : UCANR Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781601073792
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (737 download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneurial Community Gardens written by Gail Whiting Feenstra and published by UCANR Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Community Gardens

Author : Susan Burns Chong
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1477717773
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book Community Gardens written by Susan Burns Chong and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In community gardens, people of all ages work together to improve their communities, turning abandoned lots and other plots of land into vibrant green spaces. Community gardens beautify neighborhoods, provide residents with nutritious food and flowers, and serve as places to meet and socialize. This exciting title gives teens the information they need to get a gardening project off the ground, from holding the first community meetings to harvesting what they grow. In accessible text, the author provides useful advice on designing the garden, choosing appropriate plants, and preparing the soil, as well as on planting and tending the garden. Photos will inspire readers, and a wealth of resources is provided for further support.

How Community Gardens Work

Author : Louise Spilsbury
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 143399559X
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (339 download)

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Download or read book How Community Gardens Work written by Louise Spilsbury and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some cities offer their residents lots of cool restaurants, arts activities, and business opportunities—but few green spaces. Poorer areas may have empty lots or abandoned buildings, and no nearby parks. Community gardens are a great idea for either of these scenarios—and so many more! Through inspiring descriptions of the benefits of community gardens, including their positive ecological impact, readers will run to the nearest plot of land to start a garden! From the science of composting and organic farming to health topics like fitness and healthy eating, the motivating content will introduce readers to the fun of community gardens, which can bring communities together, help the environment, and provide a good use for unused lots. Bright, colorful photographs and descriptive sidebars and fact boxes will draw readers in even more—that is, if they haven’t already started planting their garden!

Seasonal Planting Guide and Calendar for South Carolina School and Community Gardens

Author : Amy L. Dabbs
Publisher : Clemson University Press
ISBN 13 : 1638041148
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Seasonal Planting Guide and Calendar for South Carolina School and Community Gardens written by Amy L. Dabbs and published by Clemson University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Seasonal Planting Guide and Calendar for South Carolina School and Community Gardens is an easy-to-follow guide that includes gardening checklists, crop profiles, common insect pests, vegetable diseases, a harvesting guide, sample planting calendars, and expanded plans for year-round vegetable gardening in South Carolina.

Public Gardens and Livable Cities

Author : Donald A. Rakow
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150175176X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Public Gardens and Livable Cities written by Donald A. Rakow and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Gardens and Livable Cities changes the paradigm for how we conceive of the role of urban public gardens. Donald A. Rakow, Meghan Z. Gough, and Sharon A. Lee advocate for public gardens as community outreach agents that can, and should, partner with local organizations to support positive local agendas. Safe neighborhoods, quality science education, access to fresh and healthy foods, substantial training opportunities, and environmental health are the key initiative areas the authors explore as they highlight model successes and instructive failures that can guide future practices. Public Gardens and Livable Cities uses a prescriptive approach to synthesize a range of public, private, and nonprofit initiatives from municipalities throughout the country. In doing so, the authors examine the initiatives from a practical perspective to identify how they were implemented, their sustainability, the obstacles they encountered, the impact of the initiatives on their populations, and how they dealt with the communities' underlying social problems. By emphasizing the knowledge and skills that public gardens can bring to partnerships seeking to improve the quality of life in cities, this book offers a deeper understanding of the urban public garden as a key resource for sustainable community development.

Community Gardening

Author : Ellen Kirby
Publisher : Brooklyn Botanic Garden
ISBN 13 : 1889538388
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Community Gardening written by Ellen Kirby and published by Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This book was released on 2008 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to community gardening uses case studies to show how to produce safe eco-friendly food, bring neighbors together, offer science lessons for children, and give participants the satisfaction that comes with making things grow.

The Struggle for Eden

Author : Malve von Hassell
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Struggle for Eden written by Malve von Hassell and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2002-01-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing at a time when the further destruction of community gardens had been legally forbidden, but the city council was voting to continue replacing them with development, Hassell (behavioral sciences, Suffolk County Community College, New York) presents one perspective on the history and current status of urban community gardens on the Lower East Side of New York City. He concentrates on the last two decades of the 20th century. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Cultivating Neighborhood

Author : Bryan K. Langlands
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625646569
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (256 download)

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Download or read book Cultivating Neighborhood written by Bryan K. Langlands and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why have so many churches started community gardens over the past decade? Are they simply a fad? Or do community gardens somehow connect more deeply with the mission of the churches that launch them? What can churches and faith-based institutions interested in starting community gardens learn from those that have started their own gardens over the past decade? And what would it mean for a church to put Christ in the center of its community gardening efforts? In order to discern best practices for launching Christ-centered community gardens moving forward, Cultivating Neighborhood begins with a brief survey of the history of community gardens in the United States and builds a constructive theological framework for community gardening grounded in the practice of Christian hospitality. It continues with two case studies of church-sponsored community gardens and one case study of a community garden sponsored by a Christian college, all three of which were created between 2003 and 2011. The results of this research conclude with a new definition of Christ-centered community gardening and an outline of fifteen best practices for launching a Christ-centered community garden.