Interesting. How do we collect that info? I wonder if we can really do it objectively? I am sure most of the gardeners, organizers, youth who participate in the project, and may be nearby residents, will answer positively to some of these questions. However, at the same time I wonder... Do we hold the same standards to the developers? Do/Did they really create more jobs, or make the living environment better for the residents, stimulate the economy, bring fresh food to the neighborhood, create more affordable housing, improve living standards for a community and etc? Is it the best use of land to hand it to the developers?
web address: http://activecommunitycoalition.googlepages.com/home acc calendar of events: http://tinyurl.com/acc-calendar ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. - Lao Tzu "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill "There are seven sins in the world: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice and politics without principle. " - Mahatma Gandhi ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ --- On Fri, 4/17/09, Kandace Davis <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kandace Davis <[email protected]> Subject: [Community_garden] Garden Research To: [email protected] Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 12:56 PM Thank you for all the outstanding information offered. I am putting together a cross-section of research on community gardening and was hoping others would be willing to help provide some information. The main topic I am interested in is the process of evaluation for urban gardens. How are we evaluating? What are we evaluating? Topics specifically interested include educational programs, how we affect food security, difference in health, environmental aspects, and what is the significant change in the community. How are we measuring youth programs to insure they are gaining the knowledge to become the future urban gardeners? Do educational workshops really reach community members? Are we providing information that can be used in our community? Are we helping families feel more economically secure by being able to pick their own food from a garden at a much lower cost than the markets? Do we really feel healthier after exercising in the fresh air and sunshine? Is there an advantage to growing our own vegetables over the store bought vegetables? Is an urban community garden the best use of land in an already populated community? Do we encourage a feeling of community? Do we see community members coming together more than they would without a community garden? Is there a sense of ownership in your community? I am sure we all have individual answers to these questions but how do we have these answers? Where do we get this information? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Kandace Davis Community Outreach Vista Wasatch Community Gardens PO Box 2924, SLC, Utah 84111 801-359-2658 (office) <file:///C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dad\Application%20Data\Microsoft\Sign atures\www.wasatchgardens.org> www.wasatchgardens.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090417/7c72ab83/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/20090417/8e3dabc3/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
