Been meaning to do this since your request, but it's kind of an odd answer. In Grand Rapids there is a faith-based organization that does much of what Habitat does, though a little less with individual homes, more with fuller developments (all inner city in-fill). They're great folks with sustainability hearts, and they've contacted us to help them plan and institute gardens in their development designs (which we did on one in the planning stages). None are on the ground yet (we're very staff-challenged but also the talks have been about next year, so we're trying to gear up), but when it happens it will be a model for intentionally incorporating community gardens in low-income-housing design.
Unlike many who think about what city land should be used for, these people place a high value on food gardening and feel that it's worthy of devoting some space to. Have been very interested in this thread - great stuff. Cynthia Price Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council Co-chair, Urban Ag Committee, Community Food Security Coalition On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 10:09 AM, ellen kirby <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks to everyone who so generously replied to my question yesterday about > whether you knew of any community gardening programs related to Habitat for > Humanity, the housing/neighborhood development organization. As usual, our > list serve participants gave some wonderful and helpful responses. I will > keep a collection in a separate document to share with any of you who need > it. Just let me know by emailing me directly. > > If others have replies, I would appreciate them. Thanks to the five or so > people who replied so quickly. > > > Ellen Kirby > [email protected] > Blogs: kirbyplant.blogspot.com > psumcearthgarden.blogspot.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090108/b3941999/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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090108/bdc1c2aa/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
