I run the community garden program for the Des Moines Park and Recreation here in Iowa. Check out our program at www.dmparks.org. I think community garden programs situated in a Park and Rec. department makes lots of sense - we have heavy equipment to assist in the development of gardens, we already host public "recreation" opportunities, and we have the land. Our program has helped the department reach a greater diversity of folks in the community.
teva Teva Dawson Community Garden Coordinator Des Moines Parks Department 3226 University Avenue Des Moines IA 50311 Phone: 515/323-8907 Fax: 515/237-1407 www.dmparks.org Des Moines Community Gardening Coalition is a program of the Des Moines Parks Department, that supports grass-roots community greening projects by working with community-based organizations such as schools, low-income housing providers and neighborhood associations giving them the training and resources necessary to build sustainable community greening projects that educate people, beautify communities, increase food security, improve nutritional health, and build relationships among people. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lynn M. Gregor Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 1:25 PM To: Teresa Kohut; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [cg] City sponsored community gardens Hello, In Cleveland, the Division of Neighborhood Services (in the Department of Community Development) operates the Summer Sprout program. It is funded by Federal Block Grant dollars. Non-profit partners administer the program. There is talk of moving it to Parks & Recreation because they are more in the business of holding land/maintaining land while Community Development is more in the business of building houses and the like. But for now it is within CD/neighborhood services. Lynn Gregor At 12:10 AM 01/14/2005 -0600, Teresa Kohut wrote: >I was wondering if anyone knew of some great examples of community gardens >that are operated by the city government- Parks & Recreation Board. I >would like to suggest this idea to our city. >thanks. >Teresa Kohut > > >______________________________________________________ >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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden Lynn Gregor Program Coordinator Community Gardening Ohio State University Extension, Cuyahoga Co. 216-397-6046 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden ______________________________________________________ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
