Gardening and microenterprise combined can be a good thing, but put in some
context so that the microenterprise is taken on in the spirit of skill-building
(of many kinds) rather than major income generation. a microenterprise can
build useful youth development skills -- project planning, commu
Connie,
Growing Power was well represented at the conference. They are helping
develop the U-FIT program on Chicago's south side, which was part of the
Friday tour I selected. I met and talked with Will and Erika Allen (father,
daughter) and found that I wanted to know more about the program.
A
Connie,
In addition to these wonderful thoughts, there is a guide in publication I
have found very useful-
Entrepreneurial Community Gardens
Growing Food, Skills, Jobs and Communities
By Gail Feenstra, Sharyl McGrew and David Campbell
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Publ
For the Archives
Posted on Fri, Jul. 12, 2002
Scourge of community gardens: Land sales
By Denise Cowie
Inquirer Columnist
One morning last month, Kathleen Garvin found herself in the middle of a
community gardener's nightmare: The garden she and others had lovingly tended
for
years on
The following OnlineAthens.com article has been sent to you by Adam Honigman
([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Adam Honigman's comment: Here's a piece from last May on a community garden in
Athens, GA
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Community garden restores hope to once-vibrant Athens neighborhood
Growing together
By Kimberly E. Mock
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Andrew Pearson of Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, left, and
neighborhood resident Bernice Jones prepare soil for a community garden in the
Brooklyn
neighborhood
I have a question around community gardening and prisons/health centers.
are there cases of community gardens being used to rehabilitate prisoners?
or to help in recuperating patients? I would be grateful to hear of specific
examples
Kind regards
Hannah Thomas
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- Original Me
Just wanted to say thank you for a Great time and conference in Chicago! And
thank you to all those involved with it over the last year! Great Job!...Great
Town! ... and I got to see the Giants beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field !
I knew I picked up a lot of new information (books, flyers, brochu
The 25th Anniversary of ACGA is next year 2004 !
At the conference we were asked ...how we should celebrate it And promote
ACGA too!
Here are my 2 cents worth... send in yours also !
*Act Nationally:
Lets make 2004 the year of the Community Garden (Nationally - register it in
Washington
Friend,
There have been farming programs in prisons for a very long time. It has
been said that the Prison Farm at Anglola Prison, in Louisiana is one of the
largest organic gardens in the country. However, rehabilitation is not central
to
the Angola Prison mission ( one of the nation's tou
Speaking of "Parking lots into Paradises", there was a VERY favourable
article on the front page of last Friday's Winnipeg Free Press highlighting our
own Jeneva Storme & the GREAT work she's done greening a
tough part of this city.
The article included a photo of Jeneva with gardens & gardener
Hey Pat,
The Winnepeg Free Press only lets folks get access to their web articles if
they are "7 day" subscribers. If you know of someone who is, maybe you could
persuade them, please, to forward the listserve a copy of that article on
Jeneva and her garden efforts.
Thanking you in advance,
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