community gardens: case studies in canada
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its all about
the people
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APFACommunity Garden1997-2008
Started with- Agency managed- Infrastructure in place(water, toilets)- Sandy soils
- No fencing
Strengths
- Funded pro- Staff continu- Strong com
partnerships- Youth volun
Challenges- Not open t
general public- No $$ for c
- Burnout
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the APFA Story
Community garden programs can
to community identified issues Sustainability is linked to Agencys
to maintain the program
Open up to the community could r
burnout
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the p
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AfricanImmigrantsCommunity Garden1996-2000
Started with- Agency/Municipalpartnership- No Infrastructure in
place- Reclaimed site- No fencing
Strengths
- Initial fundin- Skills suppo- Respond to
community nee
Challenges- Funding st- Leadership- Site Locati
- Relationsh
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the African Immigrant S
Community gardening breaks dow
barriers to building relationships
LocationLocationLocation ge
off to a good start is important
Some communities require on-goin
supports until there is sufficient capa
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St AlbertCommunity Garden1999 -
Started with- Agency program- Water in place- Industrial site
- No fencing- Local champion
Strengths
- Strong gardleadership- Initial investmadequate- Agency supp
when neededChallenges
- Land Tenu- Insurance- Leadership
- Garden siz
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the St Albert Story
Community development process
creates a strong, sustainable comm
owned program
Persistence and strategic persuasi
will overcome adversity
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about thepeople
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Our UrbanEdenCommunity Garden1999 -
Started with- Municipal downtownrevitalization program- Downtown vacant lot- No infrastructure- Local champion
Strengths
- Municipal m- Core garden
leadership- Community
and ownership
Challenges- Land Tenur- Leadership
renewal
- Oversubsc
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the Our Urban Eden Sto Community development process
creates a sustainable community-ow
program In their hearts and minds, gardener
own the land be mindful about lan
tenure
Municipalitys best intentions can b
expensive and undermine communit
ownership
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abpe
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GGGTCommunity Garden1999 -
Started with- Municipal /Community partnership- Housing Complexes- Some infrastructure in
place
Strengths
- Municipal m- Unique gard
organization- Resourcefu
leadership
- Summer sta- Supports >2
Challenges- Gardener S- Transportat
- Shoe string
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the GGGT Story
Community development process
creates a sustainable community-oprogram
On-going community developmen
supports as needed
Volunteer senior citizens offer ski
training and supports
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Immigrant Sr.Garden Project2007 -
Started with- Agency program- Community gardensites
Strengths
- SPIN mode- Staff & fund- Skills trainin
Challenges- Transportat- Municipal p- Gardener
engagement incommunity ga
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the Immigrant Srs Stor
Community development a work
progress Social Enterprise activities on muni
land supported by City
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the Edmonton story
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the Edmonton story
- Not for profit society
- Part time staff
- Manages City NewGarden Grant
- Mandate: network,
promote, support,advocate, create
- $30K organiza
support to CGN
- $30K support community gard
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the Edmonton story
A community garden in every neighb-- Joint strategy to support community ga
-- Roles and responsibilities defined for staff and CGN
-- City policies and procedures aligned
-- Aim for cookie cutter template
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the Edmonton story
New Gardens
-- Build leadership capacity
-- Project planning, land tenure, City parkapprovals
-- Neighborhood support, partnership ag
insurance
-- Terms for garden participation, decisio
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the Edmonton story
On going supports to existing gardens-- Leadership capacity
-- Group governance
-- Sustainability
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1000%
growthsince1997
Edmonton - 20- 64 active s- Operated b
independecommunityorganizatio
- $11.1K/site
& Area- 5 active site
the Edmonton story
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- Food safety and accessibility
- Connect to nature
- Physical health
- Local food economy
the Peoples story
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Community
gardening
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the people
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Susan Penstone
www.VoicesOfTheSoil.or
www.edmcommunitygardens.
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