Or you can also ask/interview some gardeners to find out what they have to say. I am cc'ing this question to the community garden listserv.
Anna Lappé <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Heather, You could check out the research from the Food Climate Research Network in the UK. http://www.fcrn.org.uk/ Look also at the research coming out of Rodale about carbon sequestration in soils. http://www.strauscom.com/rodale-release/ Would love to see what you write! Best, Anna -----Original Message----- From: Sympa user [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Addison Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Olive Tree Subject: Re: [COMFOOD:] How do gardens reduce global warming? Compost and CO2 http://www.foodshare.net/garden13.htm Report: "Fighting Global Warming at the Farmer's Market". http://www.foodshare.net/resource/files/ACF230.pdf HTH - all best Keith Addison Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/ >A request for info... > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 >Subject: [earthactivist] How do gardens reduce global warming? > >Hi! I hope this email finds you all doing GREAT. I am excited >because there's going to be a special issue of the peer-reviewed >American Journal of Community Psychology dedicated to global climate >change. So, how can community psychologists contribute to reducing >global warming? > >Did you say community gardens? > >Yes! that's what I'm writing about for the special issue. I'm stoked >because the people reading this journal are interested in "prevention >of problems in living, promotion of emotional and physical health, >well-being and competence, empowerment of marginal groups, collective >social action, social networks, institutional and organizational >change, and self and mutual help." To work towards these goals, >community gardening is a promising avenue. > >My job is to write a paper that gets them interested! > >Now, I have data about how great gardening is for individual and >community well-being...and I KNOW gardens are good for the >environment...but I need help understanding the basics of how gardens >could reduce global warming. I'm looking for 1) overarching themes, >and 2) facts. An example of 1) is that soil sequesters carbon, >pulling it out of the atmosphere. An example of 2) would be, e.g. one >cubic foot of soil can sequester xx amount of carbon per year. > >I'm asking all you brilliant people to share your ideas and knowledge >regarding how gardens could decrease global warming. References would >be ideal, to books, journals, or websites. > >I'd be happy to send my 5-page detailed outline on this topic to >anyone who'd like to see it, or my 50-page paper about the >psychosocial benefits of contact with nature, if you're interested. > >Sending all good wishes, >Heather >EAT January '07 > > > > >Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. >8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > >Try it now. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. - Lao Tzu ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080128/b5ac5a75/attachment.html _______________________________________________ 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
