Putting Down Roots: Why Universities Need Gardens

Bilbro, Jeffrey; Baker, Jack

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“…For instance, Baker and Bilbro [ 7 ] have called for CCGs to be used for more than the utilitarian acquisition and application of student knowledge, suggesting they can shape imagination, build gratitude and enable students to care deeply about place and health. Such gardens can also improve academic success among school children [ 8 ], and foster engagement between the broader community and a university when they are established as sites for activities like citizen science and community events [ 1 ], social and creative-arts events and other projects [ 9 ].…”

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“…CCGs can bolster connectivity between multiple actors—students, staff and the wider community—and between individuals and natural environments [ 4 , 8 , 10 ]. By participating in gardening, students and community members can experience improved physical and psycho-social wellbeing [ 11 , 12 ] as well as stronger social connections, a deeper sense of place, and a sense of stewardship of the natural environment [ 7 , 12 , 13 ]. This multi-faceted connectivity is at the heart of the wellbeing, socio-spatial and ecological potential of CCGs.…”

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Trust, Connection and Equity: Can Understanding Context Help to Establish Successful Campus Community Gardens?

Marsh

Mallick

Flies

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Campus community gardens (CCGs) can potentially improve student health and wellbeing, mitigate social and ecological problems, and nurture university-community relationships. However, CCGs are located in complex socio-political and ecological settings and many community gardens struggle or fail. However, few studies have assessed the socio-political/ecological context of a garden setting prior to its development to understand the potential barriers and enablers of success. Our study assessed the socio-spatial context of a proposed CCG at a student university accommodation site. We engaged diverse university and community stakeholders through interviews, focus groups and a survey to explore their perceptions of the space generally and the proposed garden specifically. Visual observations and public life surveying were used to determine patterns of behavior. Results confirmed known problems associated with an underutilized site that provides little opportunity for lingering or contact with nature; and unknown barriers, including socially disconnected stakeholders and community distrust of the university. The research also uncovered positive enablers, such as stakeholder appreciation of the social, wellbeing and ecological benefits that a CCG could deliver. Our findings suggest that an in-depth exploration of a proposed garden context can be an important enabler of its success.

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Trust, Connection and Equity: Can Understanding Context Help to Establish Successful Campus Community Gardens?

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Mallick

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Fractal imagination and Christian formation

Jordan,

Ward

2023

International Journal of Christianity & Education

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We make two interventions in two evolving scholarly literatures. First, we show how fractal metaphors escape a recurring dichotomy in Christian pedagogical scholarship, the either/or of alienation from one’s object of study versus union with it in “an act of love.” Second, we try to replace recent interdisciplinary work’s emphasis on “complexity” with “irreducibility.” Fractals allow us to define these concepts and develop alternative “ways of knowing” with greater rigor. Both interventions bear directly on Christian formation, and so we derive five ways the Christian classroom can combat spiritual alienation and instead cultivate the “fractal imagination” of our students.

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Putting Down Roots: Why Universities Need Gardens

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Trust, Connection and Equity: Can Understanding Context Help to Establish Successful Campus Community Gardens?

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Fractal imagination and Christian formation

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