Category Archives: community gardens

1000 sustainable gardens for Africa (Tomorrow is Greener / Slow Food / Terra Madre)

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.tomorrowisgreener.com/1000-sustainable-gardens-for-africa/ Posted by Greener Tomorrow Slow Food is helping schools, villages and communities in Africa grow fruits, vegetables and herbs using sustainable water management, fertilizing techniques and pest repellent. Already 1000 gardens are blooming across Africa. The … Continue reading →

Posted in community gardens, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, school gardens

We are all small farmers (IRIN News / UN News / Willem Van Cotthem) )

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95080/GLOBAL-Joined-up-thinking-on-water-energy-and-food Joined-up thinking on water, energy and food and http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41553&Cr=food+security&Cr1= Unleash potential of small farmers to improve food security, says Ban ——— Please read the two articles above and then combine the basic ideas of both : … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, allotment gardens, city gardening, community gardens, container/bottle gardening, family farming, family gardens, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, gardening kids, kitchen garden, school gardens, small-scale farming

Community Gardening (City Farmer News / Journal of Community Health)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2011/12/26/impact-of-a-community-gardening-project-on-vegetable-intake-food-security-and-family-relationships-a-community-based-participatory-research-study/ Impact of a Community Gardening Project on Vegetable Intake, Food Security and Family Relationships: A Community-based Participatory Research Study Linked by Michael Levenston By Patricia A. Carney, Janet L. Hamada, Rebecca Rdesinski, Lorena Sprager, Katelyn R. … Continue reading →

Posted in community gardens, food / food security

Joining private gardens into giant allotments (City Farmer News / The Oxford Times)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2011/12/19/plan-to-pool-gardens-to-create-giant-city-allotment-in-oxford/ Plan to pool gardens to create giant city allotment in Oxford Linked by Michael Levenston “If everyone is responsible for the same communal space, it makes everyone feel safe and we can inspire and encourage each … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, allotment gardens, community gardens, food / food security, Gardening / Horticulture, small-scale farming

What comes first: Strategies for combating climate change or for creating gardens to produce food for children? (Willem VAN COTTHEM / MediaGlobal / UNICEF)

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

Let me recommend to read very attentively the former posting on this blog : UNICEF: Children most vulnerable to climate change http://www.mediaglobal.org/2011/12/02/unicef-children-most-vulnerable-to-climate-change/ UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, allotment gardens, balconies / window sills, city gardening, Climate / climate change, community gardens, container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, family gardens, food / food security, gardening kids, guerilla gardening, hunger / famine, kitchen garden, malnutrition, nutrition, sack gardening, school gardens, sustainable gardening, UNICEF, urban gardening, vertical gardening, Victory Gardens

Urban Agriculture in the Bronx, New York City (City Farmer News / NCBI)

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2011/11/18/community-gardens-an-exploration-of-urban-agriculture-in-the-bronx-new-york-city/ Community Gardens: An Exploration of Urban Agriculture in the Bronx, New York City Linked by Michael Levenston The Bronx currently has about 175 community gardens administered by Operation Green Thumb, as well as a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, community gardens, Gardening / Horticulture, urban agriculture/farming

A new garden on the UA campus for the community to grow fresh produce (Google / News 13)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desert gardening http://www.kold.com/story/15879761/ua-has-a-green-thumb UA has a green thumb By David Gonzalez TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – The University of Arizona is planting the seed of gardening in the minds of students and Tucson residents. A new … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, community gardens, desert/desert gardening

Urban agriculture and community gardening bring food, jobs and money to local communities (Google / MNN)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – vertical gardening http://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/making-a-case-for-the-urban-garden Making a case for the urban garden In addition to providing fresh fruits and vegetables, urban agriculture and community gardening can bring jobs and money to local communities. Around 15 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in community gardens, food / food security, urban agriculture/farming

Bottom-up view on effective, long-term solutions to combat desertification, drought, hunger, malnutrition and famine (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Reading every day a number of publications on drought, desertification, hunger, malnutrition, famine, poverty and conflicts, I noticed that more and more voices are raised about the urgent need for a drastic change in strategies : from short-term to long-term … Continue reading →

Posted in agroforestry, allotment gardens, city gardening, Climate / climate change, community gardens, container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, Ecology - environment, ecosystems, family gardens, food / food security, hunger / famine, land management, malnutrition, nutrition, vertical gardening

I’m Dancing and Singing in the Drought (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

You probably know I’m not the actor Gene KELLY, that’s why I’m not dancing and singing in the rain, but in the drought. The reason for my optimistic mood today is quite simple :  there are so many remarkable reports … Continue reading →

Posted in allotment gardens, community gardens, container/bottle gardening, desert/desert gardening, drought, drylands, family farming, family gardens, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, micronutrients, nutrition, small-scale farming, urban agriculture/farming, urban gardening, vegetables, vertical farming, vertical gardening, Victory Gardens