La fonction alimentaire des jardins associatifs urbains en question

Pourias, Jeanne; Daniel, Anne-Cécile; Aubry, Christine

doi:10.3917/pour.215.0333

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“…This is reflected in the academic literature, where various case studies describe the extent of CGs in the cities of the Global North. While illustrating the environmental, social, and/or economic functions that CGs have for these cities, these case studies exemplify the multifunctionality of CGs and the various benefits and motivations associated with collective gardening (Draper & Freedman, 2010;Duchemin, Wegmuller, & Legault, 2008;Evers & Hodgson, 2011;Gittleman, Jordan, & Brelsford, 2012;Pourias, Daniel, & Aubry, 2012).…”

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http://www.agdevjournal.com/volume-5-issue-2/510-products-urban-collective-gardens.html

Pourais

Duchemin

Aubry

2015

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Among the various forms of urban agriculture that have emerged and been developed over the past 15 years in countries of the global North, collective gardens (CGs) are one of the most significant. In Montreal and Paris, their numbers have increased rapidly in the past 20 years. Previous research has shown that food production is an important motivation for urban dwellers to engage in gardening activities, but the food function of CGs, that we define as the quantitative and qualitative food supply they are likely to provide to gardeners, is poorly known. This paper investigates this food function in Paris and Montreal. We carried out comprehensive interviews with gardeners, quantified production, and did plot monitoring to provide insights on the quantities of fruits and vegetables produced in CGs, the destination of garden produce, the use of space in plots, and the types of crops grown in CGs and their yields. The results show a wide diversity of practices regarding CGs' food function that has to be considered in relation to the multifunctionality of these gardens. The paper concludes with a discussion on the results and the implications of this research for garden planning and management.

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Duchemin

Aubry

2015

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“…besides the other functions expected of them. The recent evolution of urban agriculture in European and North American cities (Pourias et al 2012) is indeed expected to contribute to increase the sustainability of the urban environment, not only by providing a nearby food supply, but also by creating new social links, allowing the use of green waste and integrating urban green corridors (Aubry and Pourias 2013). Associative gardening is currently a new development in urban agriculture (Pourias et al 2012).…”

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“…The recent evolution of urban agriculture in European and North American cities (Pourias et al 2012) is indeed expected to contribute to increase the sustainability of the urban environment, not only by providing a nearby food supply, but also by creating new social links, allowing the use of green waste and integrating urban green corridors (Aubry and Pourias 2013). Associative gardening is currently a new development in urban agriculture (Pourias et al 2012). Although its feeding function is still low, its potential production has not yet been reached (CoDyre et al 2015), and other functions, such as the use of organic wastes, its integration in greenbelt network, facilitating social relations, etc., can contribute to increasing the sustainability of our cities.…”

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Organic market gardening around the Paris agglomeration: agro-environmental performance and capacity to meet urban requirements

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Billen

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Organic market gardening is often promoted by urban municipalities as a way to resource part of the food supply, creating new social links and protecting groundwater resources. The agronomical and environmental performance of six commercial organic market gardening farms supplying vegetables in Paris were evaluated and compared with other vegetable production systems. When expressed in terms of protein production, the yield of these systems appears rather low compared with the productive capacity of open-field organic cropping systems where vegetable production is inserted into rotation with other crops. Moreover, the requirement of producing infiltrated water meeting the drinking water standards seriously limits the allowable rate of fertilisation, thus limiting production. The data reported herein show that to supply the amount of vegetables required by the Paris agglomeration (12 million inhabitants) only by organic market gardening, 160,000-205,000 ha, i.e. 28-36 % of the agricultural area of the surrounding Ile-de-France region, would be required. We conclude that organic market gardening is only one of several other farming systems which can contribute to a re-localised supply of vegetables to large cities.

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“…On compte aux Minguettes deux jardins partagés, auxquels on peut ajouter les jardins familiaux qui s'y trouvaient jusqu'en 2007 et qui ont été déplacés en contrebas du plateau (figure 1). Ces jardins touchent un faible nombre de personnes -de l'ordre de quelques dizainesmais ont un impact important sur la situation alimentaire des individus concernés, comme cela a pu être montré dans d'autres régions (Pourias et al, 2012). Ainsi, la production du jardin représenterait 20 à 30 % de la consommation annuelle moyenne de fruits et de légumes par personne pour les deux jardins partagés, et la quasi-totalité de l'approvisionnement en fruits et légumes, du moins en pleine saison, pour les jardins familiaux 5 .…”

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Les marges sociales et les franges agricoles se tournent-elles le dos ?

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La fonction alimentaire des jardins associatifs urbains en question

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Organic market gardening around the Paris agglomeration: agro-environmental performance and capacity to meet urban requirements

Les marges sociales et les franges agricoles se tournent-elles le dos ?

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