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Urban Agriculture on City Land
What is it?
Land Gardened By A Group Of People
Community or Individual Plots
Multi-Generational
"Urban Agriculture"
Community gardens provide gardening and educational opportunities that help connect people to each other and
to the natural world.
Benefits
Economic support for neighborhood residents
Neighborhood beautification
Networking, meeting and play space
Educational opportunity for all ages
Provide a way for residents to take
ownership of their neighborhood
Good Health through recreation,
socialization, and fresh, local food
Decrease crime
Raise property values
Feed Hungry People
Provide opportunity for people to
provide for themselves
Benefits
Garden Land* Lots of sun* Water source* Soil quality* Lighting* Fence* Manageable debris
(if any)* Availability* Close to neighbporhood
residents* Extened community
interest* Room for parking cars
and bikes* Accessible by public
transit
Planning for the Garden* Include an educational
component
* Gardener registation/sign up/recruitment
* Youth involvement
* Tap into existing garden network
* Engage park staff: who will do what
* Liability Insurance
Garden DesignsCommunal: Gardeners take responsibility for one crop.
Shared work/harvest days.
Shared harvest.
Individual plots an additional possibility (here, single raised beds are in background).
Garden Designs
Neighborhood plot on area green space.
Shared work and harvest creates a source of neighborhood pride and fresh food!
Garden DesignsBonus Features: containers in parking lots, gathering space…
…and a place for the children.
Garden DesignsCombination shared and solo space: Large shared mono-crop with family beds alongside.
Garden DesignsUnity Garden: Open garden concept.
Plant, weed, water, learn, harvest as you can, need, want.
Do it Together!Family days, work days, harvest days (with food!!), volunteer days,
Master Gardener education days…
Plan to Party!
Celebrate with the children
Share the Wealth
Enjoy!
Urban Agriculture Resources
Unity Gardens
theunitygardens.blogspot.com
American Community Gardening Association
communitygarden.org
Urban Agriculture Notes
cityfarmer.org