Review and analysis of the benefits, purposes, and motivations associated with community gardening in the United States

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 458-492

  Draper, Carrie ^a   Freedman, Darcy ^b  

^a South Carolina Fair Share   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community Development; Community Gardening; Community Organizing; Economic Development; Food Security; Health Promotion; Sustainability; Youth Gardening

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649725422     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705422.2010.519682     Document Type: Article

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