Hi, all, I tried to forward these, but that may not have worked. Forgive me it they come up twice.
These are the three definitions so far, in response to Amanda's question, posted on the international CG listserv. Don Boekelheide Charlotte, NC *** Definition of community Gardening. Community gardening is merely a focus on the real world of air water soil rocks plants and animals rather than a focus on the built environments. Once engaged and involved in community gardening people immediately recognize the need to minimize the introduction of pollutants into the landscape because of the risk of damage. There is an immediate sense of responsibility, and people often experience a sense of peace and harmony in their world if their immediate surroundings and companion life forms are vigorous and self-sustaining. These effects are a function of the landscape itself and require little or no reinforcement by us. These effects support ongoing enthusiasm for sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. Regards Paul Totterdell Canberra Australia *** Here in the UK, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens bases its evaluation of whether a gardening project qualifies for voting membership on whether the management of the project is demonstrably and directly accountable to the local community. "Community", of course, is a social construct as well as a geographical one. Sometimes a project in a low-income area may be demonstrably and directly accountable to empowered middle-class people living nearby who define themselves as the community. My job when visiting projects that aspire to voting membership is to sniff such anomalies out. Richard Wiltshire Research Officer *** From: Dr. Robert J. Holmer To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear colleagues McNair gives a good definition of "community gardens" in her publication "The Garden City Handbook: How to Create and Protect Community Gardens in Greater Victoria" (http://www.polisproject.org/polis2/PDFs/the%20garden%20city%20handbook.pdf) Community gardens are defined as gardens where people share the basic resources of land, water, and sunlight. This definition includes both allotment and common gardens. Allotment gardens are characterized by a concentrated area consisting of several small parcels of about 200 to 400 m2 that are assigned to individuals or families who are usually organized in an association. Allotment gardens differ from common gardens in such a way that the parcels are cultivated individually while in common gardens the overall area is tended collectively by a group of people. Best regards Robert ______________________________________________________ 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: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
