Community gardening and community development: Individual, social and community benefits of a community conservation program

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-399

  Ohmer, Mary L ^a   Meadowcroft, Pamela ^b   Freed, Kate ^b   Lewis, Ericka ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Meadowcroft and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Community conservation; Community development; Community gardening; Conservation ethic; Sense of community; Sustainable community development; Volunteer ethic

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949406313     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420903299961     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Armstrong, D. (2000). A survey of community gardens in upstate New York: Implications for health promotion and community development. Health and Place, 6, 319-327.
2. Bicho, A. N. (1996). The simple power of multicultural community gardening. Community Gardening Review, 5, 2-11.
3. Ferris, J., Norman, C., & Sempik, J. (2001). People, land, and sustainability: Community gardens and the social dimension of sustainable development. Social Policy & Administration, 35(5), 559-568.
4. Glover, T. (2003). Community garden movement. In K. Christensen & D. Levinson (eds.), Encyclopedia of community (pp. 264-266). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
5. Glover, T. (2004). Social capital in the lived experiences of community gardeners. Leisure Sciences, 26, 143-162.
6. Glover, T., Shinew, K., & Parry, D. (2005). Association, sociability, and civic culture: The Democratic effect of community gardening. Leisure Sciences, 27, 75-92.
7. Hamstead, M. P., & Quinn, M. S. (2005). Sustainable community development and ecological economics: Theoretical convergence and practical implications. Local Environment, 10(2), 141-158.
8. Hess, D., & Winner, L. (2007). Enhancing justice and sustainability at the local level: Affordable policies for urban governments. Local Environment, 12(4), 379-395.
9. Holland, L. (2004). Diversity and connections in community gardens: A contribution to local sustainability. Local Environment, 9(3), 285-305.
10. Hung, Y. (2004). East New York Farms: Youth participation in community development and urban agriculture. Children, Youth and Environments, 14(1), 56-85.
11. Irvine, S., Johnson, L., & Peters, K. (1999). Community gardens and sustainable land use planning: A case study of the Alex Wilson Community Garden. Local Environment, 4(1), 33-46.
12. Kuo, F. E., Sullivan, W. C., Levine Coley, R., & Brunson, L. (1998). Fertile ground for community: Inner-city neighborhood common spaces. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26(6), 823-851.
13. Malakoff, D. (1995). What good is community greening? Community Greening Review, 5, 4-11.
14. Meadowcroft, P., Ohmer, M. L., & Freed, K. (2005). Community Conservation Program Evaluation: Final Report. Meadowcroft & Associates (unpublished report).
15. Perkins, D., Florin, P., Rich, R., Wandersman, A., & Chavis, D. (1990). Participation and the social and physical environment of residential blocks: Crime and community context. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 83-115.
16. Patton, M. Q. (1997). Utilization-focused evaluation, Edition 3. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
17. Saldivar-Tanaka, L., & Krasny, M., (2004). Culturing community development, neighborhood open space, and civic agriculture: The case of Latino community gardens in New York City. Agriculture and Human Values, 21, 399-412.
18. Speer, P. W., & Peterson, N. A. (2000). Psychometric properties of an empowerment scale: Testing cognitive, emotional and behavioral domains. Social Work Research, 24(2), 109-119.
19. Sullivan, W. C., Kuo, F. E., & DePooter, S. F. (2004). The fruit of urban nature: Vital Neighborhood Spaces. Environment and Behavior, 36(5), 678-700.
20. Wilson J. & Musick, M. (2000). The effects of volunteering on the volunteer. Law and Contemporary Problems, 62(4), 140-168.