Community Gardens and
Sustainability
David G Morrison
What is a Community Garden
• Neighborhood shared garden space
• Locations
Benefits of Community Gardens
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Community Organizing
Sense of unity and Togetherness
Cultural Opportunities
Youth engagement
Food Production
Health
Green Space
Why People Participate
• Buy a Plot vs. Join the Garden
Plattsburgh Community Garden
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Mission
History
Background Info
Culture
Food
Annual Meeting – Saturday April 25th 10am PPL
http://www.plattsburghcommunitygarden.org/\
http://www.plattsburghcommunitygarden.org/applyfor-a-garden-plot
• http://www.plattsburghcommunitygarden.org/newsupdates
Fresh Start Community Garden
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pElsMm
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3 E’s
• Environment
• Equity
• Economics
Degrowth
• Social economic movement
• Community Gardens are degrowth
Eco Certification
• All public community gardens must be organic
in actuality
Sustainability learning
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single loop
double loop
triple loop
Teaching/passing on knowledge is crucial in
Community Gardens
Resiliency
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Community Gardens and Resilience
Latitude
Resistance
Precariousness
Panarchy
Recap
• Community Gardens are a sustainable
investment for the future
Questions
• Is there a community garden in your
hometown? If so how is it Marketed?
• Would you buy a plot in the community
garden here or back home?
• What do you think is the biggest positive
about community gardens? The biggest
obstacle to creating one?
References
• Gardendallas.org
• Interview with Jack Downs
• Twenty lessons in Environmental Sociology