“The most important word in Community Garden isn’t garden.” This statement, attributed to food activist and journalist Mark Winne, reminds us that bringing good food to people is more about the people and culture than about carrots and potatoes.
In his book, "Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty," Winne presents the benefits of community gardens: “In addition to supplying low-income residents with healthier and more nutritious food, community gardens have been tagged with many other beneficial characteristics by their advocates. Among those cited by Jerome Kaufman and Martin Bailkey in their paper "Farming Inside Cities" are reducing the amount of vacant and unproductive urban land, improving the public image of troubled neighborhoods, increasing the amount of neighborhood green space, developing pride and self-sufficiency among inner-city residents who grow their own food, and providing jobs for youths and adults.”
Community gardening is succeeding in the Omaha metro. The Green Omaha Coalition’s January Green Living Workshop will focus on the successes and challenges of these endeavors.
The GOC is hosting a community garden panel, titled “From Here to Community Garden.” The purpose of the panel will be to acquaint attendees with the concept and benefits of community gardens and provide them with practical information on how to support and/or start a community garden. Come and hear about the successes and the challenges of expert community gardeners around Omaha.
The panel will be comprised of the following representatives: Andy Jameton (City Sprouts Community Garden), Stephanie Ahlschwede (BIG Garden Project), Chris Foster (Gifford Park Community Garden), Dave Lampe (Lamp, Rynearson & Associates Corporate Community Garden), and Norita Matt and Dave Fanslau (City of Omaha Planning Department). Topics of discussion will focus on funding, volunteers, leadership, land acquisition, resources and case specific stories.
Please join us for “From Here to Community Garden – A Panel of Community Garden Experts and Zoning/Land Use Representatives” on Saturday, January 24 from 10 am to noon at the Neighborhood Center, 115 S. 49th Avenue in Omaha. This panel is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please e-mail Trilety Wade at trilety@hotmail.com.
In his book, "Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty," Winne presents the benefits of community gardens: “In addition to supplying low-income residents with healthier and more nutritious food, community gardens have been tagged with many other beneficial characteristics by their advocates. Among those cited by Jerome Kaufman and Martin Bailkey in their paper "Farming Inside Cities" are reducing the amount of vacant and unproductive urban land, improving the public image of troubled neighborhoods, increasing the amount of neighborhood green space, developing pride and self-sufficiency among inner-city residents who grow their own food, and providing jobs for youths and adults.”
Community gardening is succeeding in the Omaha metro. The Green Omaha Coalition’s January Green Living Workshop will focus on the successes and challenges of these endeavors.
The GOC is hosting a community garden panel, titled “From Here to Community Garden.” The purpose of the panel will be to acquaint attendees with the concept and benefits of community gardens and provide them with practical information on how to support and/or start a community garden. Come and hear about the successes and the challenges of expert community gardeners around Omaha.
The panel will be comprised of the following representatives: Andy Jameton (City Sprouts Community Garden), Stephanie Ahlschwede (BIG Garden Project), Chris Foster (Gifford Park Community Garden), Dave Lampe (Lamp, Rynearson & Associates Corporate Community Garden), and Norita Matt and Dave Fanslau (City of Omaha Planning Department). Topics of discussion will focus on funding, volunteers, leadership, land acquisition, resources and case specific stories.
Please join us for “From Here to Community Garden – A Panel of Community Garden Experts and Zoning/Land Use Representatives” on Saturday, January 24 from 10 am to noon at the Neighborhood Center, 115 S. 49th Avenue in Omaha. This panel is free and open to the public. To RSVP, please e-mail Trilety Wade at trilety@hotmail.com.
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