1. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening Community Gardening! Meadow Jones, Suzanne Im Saramanda Goodwin, Robin Duple

3. What support exists?

4. How can one person get started?

5. What are the roots of community gardening?More topics to explore on our website: http://sites.google.com/site/communitygardeningibl/ask

6. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening INVESTIGATE

8. USA and England

9. Late 1800’s, economic depression

10. World War I, food shortages5 million people $5 million of food

12. In NYC, 5000 gardens on 700 acres

13. World War II

15. Way to feed people as well as unify communityMore info about the history: http://tinyurl.com/25hqc8q http://www.cityfarmer.org/CGNewYork.html Article - Rethinking Urban Poverty: A look at Community Gardens

17. Herb gardens

18. Flower gardens

19. Green roofs/living roof

20. Square foot gardening

21. Vertical gardens

23. Gardeners as “nutrition change agents”

24. Neighborhood improvement

25. Closer and safer than parks

27. Fun, not economic profit

28. Nature connection

29. Value formation for small children

31. Cooperative work in the garden

32. Neighbors garden in pairs for safety

33. Sharing surplus with neighbors

36. A local-government-led, community-wide, and participatory effort to establish a comprehensive action strategy for environmental protection, economic prosperity and community well-being in the local area.

38. Child and School

39. Entrepreneurial

40. Crime Diversion/Work & Training

41. Healing & Therapy

42. Neighborhood Pocket Parks

43. Ecological Restoration

45. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening Comments on readings? Our list of readings: http://sites.google.com/site/communitygardeningibl/investigate

46. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening CREATE

48. Pens, markers, pencils

49. Ruler

50. Imagination!http://sites.google.com/site/communitygardeningibl/create

51. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening Brainstorming Does your life include… Kids? Pets? Lots of traveling? Grilling? Outdoor entertaining? Do you want anything specific like… Shade? Food? Prettier entrance? Repair/replace the lawn? Do you have set ideas for what you want to include like… Certain colors? Native plants? Perennials? Do you like… Formal gardens? More natural-looking ones?

52. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening Create!

53. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening Discussion and Reflections: Sketching a garden http://sites.google.com/site/communitygardeningibl/reflect

55. Worms (red wigglers are best!)

56. Slightly damp newspaper scraps

57. Food scraps, such as cooked egg shells, bread scraps, and fruit peels

58. Gardening soil (not potting soil!)

60. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening Comments, Questions, Wrap-Up

61. LIS 590 IBL:Community Gardening Thank you! All photos provided courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net