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Community Gardens

What is a Community Garden?

Any piece of land gardened by a group of people. It can be urban, suburban, or rural. It can grow flowers, vegetables or community. It can be one community plot, or can be many individual plots. It can be at a school, hospital, or in a neighborhood. It can also be a series of plots dedicated to “urban agriculture” where the produce is grown for a market.

Benefits of Community Gardens

IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN THE GARDEN

PROVIDES A CATALYST FOR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

STIMULATES SOCIAL INTERACTION

ENCOURAGES SELF-RELIANCE

BEAUTIFIES NEIGHBORHOODS

PRODUCES NUTRITIOUS FOOD

REDUCES FAMILY FOOD BUDGETS

CONSERVES RESOURCES

CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR RECREATION, EXERCISE, THERAPY, AND EDUCATION

REDUCES CRIME

PRESERVES GREEN SPACE

CREATES INCOME OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

REDUCES CITY HEAT FROM STREETS AND PARKING LOTS

PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTER-GENERATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL CONNECTIONS