Publications

"Community gardens and sustainable land use planning: a case study of the Alex Wilson Community Garden" by Kim Peters, Lorraine Johnson and Seana Irvine.
Local Environment | v4n1 | pp.35-48 | 1999
This study of the Alex Wilson Community Garden in Toronto examines the connections between ecological restoration and community gardening.

"Common ground" by Jo Kellum.
Southern Living | v32n5 | p122-126 | May 1997
Kellum describes common gardens in Louisiana and Kentucky.

"The neighborhood digs in" by Craig Summers Black.
Better Homes & Gardens | v76n7 | p141-148 | Jul 1998
The effects of gardening together in a Seattle neighborhood near 41st Street.

"Urban dwellers and vacant lots: Partners in pride" by Kris Pottharst.
Parks & Recreation | v30n9 | p94-101 | Sep 1995
This article describes the Community Gardens Project of the Parkway Partners Program in New Orleans.

"Urban community gardens as contested space" by Karen Schmelzkopf.
Geographical Review | v85n3 | p364-381 | Jul 1995
Schmelzkopf discusses community gardens on Loisaida, a part of the Lower East Side of Manhattan NY. She explains how the gardens serve social and economic functions.

"The world in a garden" by Lauren Bonar Swezey.
Sunset | v197n4 | p70-73 | Oct 1996
This article profiles four gardeners from the multi-cultural Hayward Community Gardens in Hayward CA.

The Community Greening Review
American Community Gardening Association, ACGA Journal, 325 Walnut Street,Philadelphia, PA 19106

Creating Community in the City: Cooperatives and Community Gardens in Washington, D.C.
by Ruth H. Landman, Bergin & Garvey, 1993.
Landman examines four D.C. cooperative gardens and their impact on the nation's capital.

A Patch of Eden: America's Inner City Gardens
by H. Patricia Hynes, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1996.
This book describes the expansion of the urban community gardening movement, and the struggles faced by its members. Focuses on four areas: Harlem, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The book ends with a section on the role of women in the movement.

A Place to Grow: Voices and Images of Urban Gardeners
edited by David Hassler and Lynn Gregor, The Pilgrim Press, 1999. 1-800-537-3394
This book contains stories & images of urban gardeners.

Growing Season
From Bullfrog Films, 1-800-543-3764
This 25 minute video concentrates on the Horticulture Project at the San Francisco County Jail in San Bruno.

Sweat Equity
A documentary film about the urban garden movement in Los Angeles by Daniel Tripoli, produced by Metro Farming Film Project. To read about the film click on "ABOUT SWEAT EQUITY" in the left frame.

Under the Asphalt: community gardens in new york city
A Web-based history of the success, plight, and vision of community greening in NYC. Includes video.