Maybe we can each report for our own states? I have data for Connecticut,
although it is not exhaustive, just pretty robust. Best, Cordalie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Boekelheide" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 5:16 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] How many community gardens in US?
Hey, all,
Pam Ruch at Organic Gardening asked if I knew how many community gardens
there currently are in the US. I sent the following reply - anybody have
another idea?
It's been really nice, but it is getting chilly all of a sudden. Better
run out and drag everything inside, slap up some Reemay...
Don
my note to Pam...<<
ACGA reported just over 6000 in 1996, which unfortunately was the last
scientific study, overseen by Mark Francis at UC Davis. ACGA did a follow
up in the early 2000s, but the data was never
compiled that I know of.
In the decade since, there has been a noticeable expansion - in
Charlotte, for example, we moved from 8 gardens in '96 to at least 15
today. Statewide, I've seen a similar trend.
There is also this amazing burst of interest right now, boosted by that
wonderful White House lawn project. People are talking about starting
at least 6 new projects locally that I know of, some of them really big
ambitious ones.
Given that we've lost some gardens during the same period (that big one
in LA a couple years ago, locally at least 3 have tanked), I'd still
say the current number is approximately 15,000, with New York alone having
at least 2000
(they had 1900 in 1996), and Philadelphia over 1000.
By the end of the next year, the national number could jump to closer to
20,000.
I'll send this question to CG listserv and see if anybody has anything
firmer.
Don
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