Journal 5

Loretta Alexander
February 26, 2008
HUM 3500
Freeda Burnstad

Journal 5

The long term goal of the Community Gardens Project is to establish a regional network of sustainable, community-based gardens that provide access to land, garden and nutrition education, and a nutritious food supply for as many of our community as possible.
How can this shape our future? The Community Gardens Project is trying to establish model gardens that can be replicated through the support network in a variety of different ways. For example; community school, and pre-school gardens with children and their families have their own plots at the schools. Community gardens in neighborhoods at low income housing units, senior and cross-generational gardens, and plowshares gardens.
The hope of The Community Gardens Project is that this will help shape our future by providing the current and future generations with access, knowledge, control, and a sense of community power over the most important aspects of their lives – their food and environment.