Hi Judy, Actually, I would like to know more about the outreach you mentioned -- my first plan of action was to go around with a petition and some information to leave with people -- talking to them (with my spanish speaking daughter in tow) about the plans and benefits of community gardening -- what else should I do?
thanks -- julie On Jul 11, 2007, at 12:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > thanks for the additional info. do be in touch with the two land > trust groups, too. and of course look for community gardening > allies already active in other parts of LA and for talented > community organizers. be in touch with the American Community > GArdening Association to find these folks. > > first things first. this endeavor will need a lot of people. > foremost the people who WANT to garden there if it becomes a > garden. can't put the cart before the horse. can't think of > buying the land til there are people 'bursting' to grow food and > flowers and community on the land. 'course they may be skeptical > about the opportunity, but indeed they will need to take a leap of > faith. best to start out step by step working to involve the > people who live the very closest to the land. for example first > the people who live on the same block as the land. maybe that will > provide the 30 who WANT to garden. > > outreach to these people is a strategy and skill unto itself. let > me know how much you know about this or how much help you'd like. > it is kind of a weird dance, 'cause you need the people in order to > move forward, but the people might want to know that its going to > happen before they'll 'lean forward'. and the goal is to get them > to understand that possibilities require energy and commitment. > > after finding people then more can happen. > > that said, lots can come of connecting to the people regardless of > whether or not the garden happens quickly or slower. so, the aim > is to find ways to connect to the people in small ways that help > form community and hopefully a community garden. > > more as you like, > > judy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Julie Burleigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 3:20 pm > Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Forming a Non-Profit Group > > > Thanks -- the land is NOT currently a community garden -- it is > owned by a notorious person (many arsons & bankruptcies under her > belt) -- it has been vacant for aobut 10 years. I have lived in the > neighborhood for 5 years. I live in a low/mixed income community > with many apartment buildings and homes, a section 8 building or 2. > Multi-ethnic, black, hispanic and white... plus lots of USC students. > > I am hoping to get between 20-30 plots in the garden once > established (the lot is 60' x 120'). > > I will check out the clinton gardne -- thanks, > > julie > > On Jul 11, 2007, at 12:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> buying the land is a good goal. talk to the Trust for Public Land > > and the Land Trust Alliance (both work with ownership of open > > lands) and the Clinton Community Garden in NYC (they purchased > > their community garden). >> >> but in the meantime, is the land already being used as a community > > garden? for how many years? how many plots? how many gardeners? > > work well? people really involved? what are the demographics of > > the neighborhood - single family? apartments? ages? ethnicity? > > income level? how long have you lived in the neighborhood > > yourself? etc. ... >> >> judy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Julie Burleigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: [email protected] >> Sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 3:06 pm >> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Forming a Non-Profit Group >> >> >> Yes -- I just learned that my Neighborhood Council might be > > interested in being my "parent" organization, and could be the non- > > profit that receives the funds to put toward buying the land... > > Since it is a part of a larger city system, they would have the > > clout to help make it happen... >> >> I know there are ways to find land that the city already owns and > > lease it from them (there are probably some of these lots within > > the 10 block radius of my home), but I really want to buy the lot > > on my block! My block really need it, as there are many gang > > problems, etc... I would hope that the connection people on this > > block would feel via gardening together wold make the neighborhood > > more powerful and safer (and more beautiful)... >> >> Thanks for the help (keep it coming!). >> >> Julie >> >> On Jul 11, 2007, at 10:13 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> could do this, but could also partner with a like-minded 501(c)(3) > >> in LA that can serve as your fiscal agent and guide. and > > > regarding income, first step is -- with the gardeneners -- to > > > create a budget and figure out how much can/will come directly from > > > the gardeners in the form of the 'dues' that they pay each > year. > > the more investment from the gardeners, the more > leadership and > > responsibility taken in the long run. even if it > means phasing in > > expenses (ie, dues won't cover all of the > expenses, then put off > > some expenses to next year). i can chat > with you more on this if > > you tell me more about the situation. >>> judy >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Julie Burleigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:30 pm >>> Subject: [Community_garden] Forming a Non-Profit Group >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> Still working on figuring out the community garden in my > neighborhood >>> in Los Angeles, and learned that the next step I need to do in >>> getting some funds is to form a non-profit group/organization (to be >>> able to ask for money). So, has anyone done this, and if so, can you >>> tell me how to start the process (paperwork/forms??)? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Julie >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one > >> of ACGA's >>> services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and > >> to find out >>> how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org >>> >>> To post an e-mail to the list: > >> [email protected] >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://> >> list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/> > > community_garden_list.communitygarden.org >>> >>> > ______________________________________________________________________ > > >> __ >>> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's > >> free from AOL at AOL.com. >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > > __ >> AOL now offers free email to everyone. 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