Heide, We use the concept of art\gardens a lot in our work here in Lexington, KY...you can see photos at www.sustainlex.org under projects... esp Winburn Community Garden, Youth GreenCorps page,other links and on my facebook page.
In our view art and gardening are naturally connected...see my interview at: www.public-republic.net under interviews. In our urban ag projects we have children planting veggies, trees, flowers etc...but also painting raised beds, tomato sticks, garbage cans, rain barrels, murals and more. This past fall we included the youth in constructing a gazebo, a painted turtle "picnic table" and bench using strawbale construction, set up and painted a "windmill" using a trashed ceiling fan. We use lots of found objects and reclaimed containers in our garden art work. The youth paint garbage cans and rain barrels and them distribute them in the community. We also build bird houses, bird feeders from found wood. We have meals in the garden, classes, and more to create a communal space. Veggies, flowers and herbs are planted together to create lots of beneficial effects. Circular patterns for garden spaces as well as square linear patterns are used. Sacred symbols are part of the design work....ITS ALL FUN!!! We are part of the UN Art Miles Mural Project.... and we use concepts from ROW...River of Words...so kids produce murals and poetry that relate to the garden. speaking of poetry check out this bro... Nine-year-old rapper lays down cool tracks for a warming world! If you haven't heard of Lil' Peppi yet, you're in for a big surprise: This third-grader from Florida is putting eco-rap on the map with his talent for crafting rhymes for the times! His first single, Mother Nature's Crying [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NcSaxeExKI], is a You Tube sensation, and he is repeating success with his second hit, Melting Ice [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjXuldy-]. A cooler world never sounded so hot - hear his interview with Earth Day Network here [ http://earthday.net/lilpeppi]! lots of love and hugs jim embry Sustainable Communities Network www.Sustainlex.org <http://www.sustainlex.org/> "Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." ~Arundhati Roy "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable ... It comes only through the tireless efforts and passionate concern of dedicated individuals ... This is no time for apathy nor complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action."~— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:55 PM, heide martin <[email protected]>wrote: > > Greetings fellow list-servers, > > I am doing a bit of research on the design of urban agriculture, > particularly community forms of urban agriculture. I am interested in > looking at different approaches to the design of community gardens and how > these approaches may or may not impact the longevity, productivity, and > aesthetics of the garden. > > I would appreciate it if people would like to share with me their > experience or knowledge of a community garden space that is beautifully > designed and organized, one that has become more than just a "productive > plot of land" for its users. If anyone would like to share links, photos, > names, antidotes, experiences, etc, I would much appreciate it! > > Thank you, > > Heide > -- Heide MartinMasters CandidateDepartment of Landscape > ArchitectureUniversity of Washington4237 8th Ave NE, Apt 302Seattle, WA > 98105614.787.3501 > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live™ Hotmail(R):…more than just e-mail. > > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090129/cb9738f0/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of > ACGA's services to community gardeners. 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