#CommunityGardens #NewZealand / #Aotearoa
"#CommunityGardening is where a single pieces of land is gardened collectively by a group of people.
The purpose and benefits of community gardens can be:
- Provides fresh healthy food.
- Creates a sense of community in local areas.
- Can reduce the feeling of isolation and loneliness for local residents.
- Gives people healthy exercise in fresh air.
- Can improve the neighbourhood environment.
- Can give participants a sense of connection to nature, that can be therapeutic and relaxing creating a sense of well being.
- Can be used as an educational opportunity for children and adults to understand and appreciate nature and how food can be produced.
- Can reduce the use of fossil fuel and associated CO2 emissions, by saving people from driving to the supermarket to buy food, and reducing the amount of food needed to be transported significant distances to markets.
- Saves money for participants who don’t have to buy so much food.
Ownership.
"The land is typically publicly owned by the local council. Although it may be privately owned land that is used. The management is often by a community organisation that elects members to perform the various management roles. Sometimes a security fence with access restricted to members of the collective is required to reduce theft and vandalism problems.
Types of gardens.
"Most community gardens are aimed at food production. But there are also collectives that are aimed at #HabitatRestoration with #NativePlants for conservation and recreation purposes. Also some gardens are more for amenity recreational uses and can include art such as sculpture, garden furniture for seating, and #ChildrensPlay areas. Some combine all of these features, so require careful planning to achieve these all these aims. There are also groups such as #GreenGuerrillas of #NewYork who started out doing a more instant type of garden that may not be long lasting, but the organisation has developed and taken on larger long term projects."
Learn more:
https://gardeningnz.com/community-gardens-nz/
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