Sentences with phrase «community gardeners»
"Community gardeners" refers to people who come together to cultivate and maintain a garden in a shared space within their community. Full definition
The Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL) Project is part of a growing network of concerned farmers and community gardeners dedicated to conserving the remaining genetic diversity of our planet's seed stock.
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In fact that's what one community gardener in Orange County, California seems to be doing in this video where they have build fairly typical square foot gardening beds, but are planting them with the kinds of polycultures more typical of a permaculture approach.
On Saturday 21 April community gardeners from more than 40 of London's edible gardens, will welcome new visitors and show them how to grow their own food.
While leaders try to work out a deal community gardeners will continue to stress the importance the green spaces.
Five Occupy protesters who joined with local community gardeners at a city - owned lot in Mott Haven to protest plans to develop the site were arrested over the weekend, the Mott Haven Herald reports.
If you want, you can also call the Portland community gardens office at 503-823-1612 if you wish to donate veggie starts, garden tools, or produce to the Earl Boyles Community gardeners.
In Chicago, the Food Policy Council is the platform where the Municipality and NGO's, like Heifer and Growing Power, coordinate their activities regarding capacity building and training activities for community gardeners.
The backgrounds of community gardeners reflect the diversity of New York City.
Created and cared for by city residents, community gardeners dedicate their time to beautify and make productive space that was formerly underutilized.
AFSA is a national alliance of farmers, food entrepreneurs, public health professionals, community gardeners, farmers market coordinators, journalists, researchers and local food advocates who share the vision of a fair food future for all Australians.
Since September 2013 the Food Alliance (Deakin University) has begun the process of establishing Australia's first Urban and Regional Food Network, bringing together 20 local governments as well as a wide and expanding cohort of researchers, food businesses, health professionals, planners, community gardeners, not - for - profit organisations, Transition groups, permaculturalists and others.
From June 2010 — December 2015, I was the National Coordinator of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, (AFSA) which is Australia's first national alliance of producers, local food businesses, community gardeners, farmers market coordinators, food social enterprises, local governments, health professionals and many others who share a vision of a food system based on the values of fairness to all, health and well - being, and ecosystem integrity.
Vermont's Farm to School Network is comprised of both statewide and regional organizations, including Hunger Free Vermont — along with farmers, farm to school coordinators, teachers, parents, community gardeners, and more.
Community gardeners and many supporting organizations including NYCCGC attended to communicate the value and needs of urban ag in our city's public gardens.
«The proposed new rules, now going through a full public review process, are intended to protect the gardens when the current temporary agreement ends on September 17th, and they are a benefit to community gardeners, community gardens, and all New Yorkers who value them,» Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe said in a statement.
Located at 387 Massachusetts Avenue, the Farmhouse will be a hub for food and agriculture - based education, resources and volunteer opportunities for Buffalo residents, schools, community gardeners and organizations.
From community - supported local farmers, community gardeners, and seed saving activists, to underground distribution networks of contraband foods and food resources rescued from the waste stream, this book shows how ordinary people can resist the dominant system, revive community - based food production, and take direct responsibility for their own health and nutrition.
This unruly object was complemented by a photocopied publication, which featured interviews (conducted by Cruzvillegas) with knitters, community gardeners, slam poets and other figures who issued from a cultural space that was alien to clichés of Parisian identity.
Each group had participant food producers informing the dialogue, from local farmers, fishermen, restauranteurs, cheese makers, and community gardeners, bringing home the message that being able to source our food locally is critically important for reasons pertaining to health, economy, ecology, and community.
In the U.S. city of Philadelphia, community gardeners were asked why they gardened.
As the community gardening outreach program of The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Green - Up provides horticulture education, training, and technical assistance to Bronx residents, community gardeners, urban farmers, local schools, and community organizations.