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How To: Develop a Community Garden Presentation by: Meghan Baker & Krystyna Adams HSCI 825 April 11 th , 2013
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Page 1: How To: Develop a Community Garden Presentation by: Meghan Baker & Krystyna Adams HSCI 825 April 11 th, 2013.

How To: Develop a Community GardenPresentation by: Meghan Baker & Krystyna AdamsHSCI 825April 11th, 2013

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Why community gardens?

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Outline

SEEDS: Motivations for community gardens

ROOTS: Defining goals

SHOOTS: Get out and garden

FRUITS: Enjoying the fruits of your labour

HARVEST: Building community

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SEEDS: What are the motivations?

Community gardens are a catalyst for neighborhood and community development by:

stimulating social interaction

encouraging self-reliance

beautifying neighborhoods

producing nutritious food

reducing family food budgets

conserving resources

creating opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy and education

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SEEDS: Motivations for your garden

Questions to ask yourself:

1) Who is already involved in community gardens and who is not?

2) Is there a need for a new garden?

3) What is that “need”?

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Vancouver’s Community Gardens

Vancouver has over 85 community gardens!

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Vancouver’s Motivations

Vancouver’s vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsYlRW114nM

City policy: http://vancouver.ca/people-programs/start-a-new-community-garden.aspx

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ROOTS: Defining goals

Questions to consider:

Is there a strong desire and need for a garden?

What is the purpose of the garden?

What type of role will the garden play - food production, community building, environmental restoration, beautification, recreation?

Who will the garden serve - youth, seniors, a special population or the surrounding neighborhood?

What type of garden would you like to create - vegetable, flower, tree, fruit, herb, or a combination?

Who are the potential supporters of the garden - businesses, neighbors, schools?

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Vancouver’s Goals

Vancouver’s Vision 2020

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Vancouver’s Goals

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SHOOTS: Get out and grow!

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SHOOTS: More Vancouver Examples

YWCA Metro Vancouver’s Rooftop Food Garden

Developed a list of what works and does not work to grow in Vancouver including: Broccoli and cauliflower

(eaten by crows) Arugula (nobody likes

arugula) Heirloom varieties (they just

looked weird, nobody likes to cook with stuff that looks weird)

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FRUITS: Ensuring the fruits of your labour help meet your goals

Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh5oacG2RbY

Growing Chefs program:

http://www.growingchefs.ca/

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HARVEST: Building your community

The ACGA: Community gardening as a participatory approach to leadership, and community and organizational development

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HARVEST: Vancouver Example

Intersectoral collaboration

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community…”

"Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one

another."-  Anne Raver 

Conclusion

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What are your thoughts about…? •Vancouver’s community garden plans or Vancouver’s vision 2020? •What would you want to see next in Vancouver in relation to community gardens? •Any other comments?

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Helpful Resources

1) ACGA. (2013). American Community Garden Association. Retrieved from: http://www.communitygarden.org/about-acga/

2) City of Vancouver. (2013). Community gardens. Retrieved from: http://vancouver.ca/people-programs/start-a-new-community-garden.aspx

3) ACGA. (2007). Rebel Tomato.* Retrieved from: http://www.communitygarden.org/rebeltomato/

* The layout for our powerpoint presentation was inspired by the Rebel Tomato Site

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Other References

YWCA Metro Vancouver (2013). YWCA Metro Vancouver Rooftop Food Garden. Retrieved from http://www.ywcavan.org/content/YWCA_Metro_Vancouver_Rooftop_Food_Garden_/605

Fresh Roots Urban Farm (2013). Retrieved from http://freshrootsurbancsa.wordpress.com

Vancouver School Board (2010). VBE School Food Garden Policy Statement. Retrieved from http://www.vsb.bc.ca/district-policy/io-garden-policy


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