Barbara Dawson

DIY Community Gardening For Beginners and Dummies Barbara Dawson

A ??mmun?t? g?rd?n ?? ?n area ?f l?nd on which m?mb?r? of the community ??n grow and harvest ?l?nt?. Gardeners can plant flowers, ?r???, ?nd ??m?l?r plants. A lot ?f ??mmun?t? gardens ?r? watched b? volunteer ?m?l?????. Many have dedicated members, too. B???u?? a ??mmun?t? g?rd?n is a "group ?ff?rt," th?? ?ft?n h?v? ?n-d??th m?mb?r?h?? ?r?t?r?? while offering a v?r??t? of m?mb?r?h?? ??t??n?. The g?rd?n? ??m? in all ?h???? ?nd sizes, according to Caroline Fernandez, th? Local F??d Pr?j??t C??rd?n?t?r ?f th? W?m?n'? Environmental N?tw?rk (WEN). "Th?? ??n b? t?n? ?l?t?, g?rd?n? on r??f?, school gardens, ?r?v?t? or ???n t? th? ?ubl??." Th? ????? ?f wh?t ??mmun?t? g?rd?n? ??n achieve ?l?? v?r??? w?d?l?. Th?? can ?r?v?d? fresh fru?t ?nd v?g?t?bl??, a place f?r w?ldl?f?, improved ?l?? areas, an ?utd??r ?l???r??m and safe public ★★★★★★ th?t ?r? w?ll-m??nt??n?d. "Wh?t un?t?? all of th??? gr??n ★★★★★★," ?x?l??n? K?n Elk?? ?f the Federation ?f C?t? F?rm? ?nd C?mmun?t? G?rd?n?, "?? th? f??t th?t th?? ?r? run b? a management ??mm?tt?? formed b? local people, u?u?ll? working ?n a v?lunt?r? basis." Th? Women's Environmental N?tw?rk (WEN) h?? b??n bringing m?n?r?t? w?m?n t?g?th?r to f?rm ??mmun?t? v?g?t?bl? and h?rb gardens ?? ??rt of th? T??t? ?f a B?tt?r Futur? N?tw?rk for th? last ??v?n years. It recognizes th?t such gr?u?? h?v? little ★★★★★★ t? ?ff?rd?bl? healthy f??d, ??rt??ul?rl? traditional fru?t ?nd vegetable v?r??t???, or to g?rd?n? ?f th??r ?wn. WEN'? community f??d growing ?n?t??t?v?? encourage w?m?n to ??m? ?ut of th??r ?mm?d??t? family ??r?l?? b? g?rd?n?ng with ?th?r ????l?. "W?m?n ?r? ?bl? t? g?t out of the house, grow fr??h f??d ?nd l??rn new ?k?ll?", ???? F?rn?nd?z. C?mmun?t? g?rd?n? ?ft?n br?ng d?ff?r?nt ?ultur?? ?nd generation's t?g?th?r, ?m?r?v?ng individual and ??mmun?t? confidence ?nd br?dg?ng th? d?v?d? b?tw??n ?thn??, political ?nd ★★★★★-???n?m?? groups. On? success ?t?r? is Bolney Court ?n Cr?wl??, Surr?? wh?r? residents turn?d ?n ?v?rgr?wn, littered ????? into a beautiful fl?w?r garden.