Review and Analysis of the Benefits, Purposes, and Motivations Associated with Community Gardening in the United States

Draper, Carrie; Freedman, Darcy A.

doi:10.1080/10705422.2010.519682

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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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“…During the last decade, driven by the increasing popularity of CGs, several studies assessed the potential of CGs to contribute to the urban food supply (Darrot & Boudes, 2011;Grewal & Grewal, 2012;MacRae, Gallant, Patel, Michalak, Bunch & Schaffner, 2010;McClintock, Cooper, & Khandeshi, 2013). These studies concluded that a substantial part of urban food demand could be produced within the cities' own boundaries by putting vacant land into production.…”

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“…Similarly, studies investigating the potential contribution of gardens to urban food supply are based either on production data obtained in different soil and climate contexts than their field of study, or on theoretical yields calculated from yields obtained in conventional agriculture (Darrot & Boudes, 2011;Grewal & Grewal, 2012;MacRae et al, 2010;McClintock et al, 2013). Yet it appears that the cropping practices of urban gardeners and the yields achieved in CGs differ significantly from what is observed in conventional agriculture (Algert et al, 2014).…”

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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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Pourais

Duchemin

Aubry

2015

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“…In North-America and Europe, people participating in UA do so with a variety of motives [7][8][9][10]. As Veen [10] finds for the Netherlands, many people like to garden because they enjoy the act of gardening and not because they want to change the world or oppose the conventional food system.…”

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Cultivating the Glocal Garden

Hisschemöller

2016

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This paper addresses the question under which conditions small-scale urban agriculture (UA) initiatives can accelerate a sustainability transition of the global food system. It develops the notion of a glocal garden, a large number of likeminded local initiatives with a global impact and forms of worldwide collaboration. Taking a transition perspective, the glocal garden, producing vegetables and fruits, is a niche that has to overcome barriers to compete with the dominant food regime. Since a sustainability transition restructures (policy) sectors, institutional domains including knowledge systems, the paper explores which innovations are needed for the glocal garden to succeed. It discusses the glocal garden as an environmental, a social, an economic and a global project. As an environmental project, the glocal garden will link sustainable production of food with renewable energy production. As a social project, it will be organized into a consumers' cooperative. As an economic project, it will strive for profit, increasing the yield in a sustainable manner. As a global project, it will enhance collaboration between local cooperatives in the North and the South, as well as with rural agriculture. Under these conditions, the glocal garden can develop into a power, able to resist a possible future food regime that splits societies, in terms of quality standards and food products, into haves and have-nots.

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“…Benefits of community gardens include better health, food source/food security, youth education, development, and employment, use and preservation of open space, crime prevention, neighbourhood beautification, leisure and outdoor recreation, cultural preservation and expression, social interactions/cultivation of relationships, stress relief, community empowerment, and mobilization (Armstrong, 2000;D'Abundo & Carden, 2008;Draper & Freedman, 2010;Ferris, Norman & Sempik, 2001;Kingsley, Townsen, & Henderson-Wilson, 2009;Van Den Berg & Custers, 2011). Gardens on university campuses in particular can address serious issues affecting students (e.g., nutritionally poor diets and food insecurity) (Chapparo et al, 2011;Hughes et al, 2011;Meldrum & Willows, 2006;Nugent, 2011).…”

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Campus gardens: Food production or sense of place?

Ridgeway

Matthews

2015

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Campus gardens can provide opportunities for experiential learning and enhanced physical and mental health; however, they require substantial commitments of time, money, and effort. This formative evaluation explores the perspectives of a university population on the establishment of a campus garden prior to its implementation. Phase One involved an electronic survey of the entire population at a small university (n=1293). Phase Two consisted of eleven in-depth interviews with survey respondents who were interested in furthering the dialogue. The majority (85%) of the 415 individuals who responded to the survey and all interviewees supported the idea of a campus garden. Compared to a shared/community garden or rental plot, participants preferred a low-maintenance forest garden. Food production was secondary to protection of the natural environment and providing a space for rest and reflection. Participants' sense of community, combined with knowledge of the university's history, mission, and values, reflected a strong sense of place, a key component of social sustainability. This research supports the consideration of alternative options to traditional community gardens on university campuses. It suggests that forest gardens, with their low-maintenance approach to food production, and their potential to promote social sustainability through an enhanced sense of place, may be a good place to start.

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Review and Analysis of the Benefits, Purposes, and Motivations Associated with Community Gardening in the United States

Cited by 237 publications

References 53 publications

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

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Cultivating the Glocal Garden

Campus gardens: Food production or sense of place?

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