The island of Oahu, home to Hawaii’s largest city Honolulu, hosts a population of over 1 million. This relatively small island is mostly mountains with very little land to grow a garden. While there are efforts at expanding community garden plots, there are over 600 people on wait lists. The People’s Network news portal brings…
Touch the Soil News #2046 (photo – Community Garden – Courtesy of USDA) Garden plots and/or allotment gardens can be in high demand. In Great Britain, waiting lists can encompass thousands of people and waiting times can be several years. A recent article in The Straits Times of Singapore) a crowded city-state of 6 million…
Community Garden – As Much for Inspiration as Food Production Touch the Soil News #2033 (photo – Community Garden) (Courtesy of USDA, Public Domain CCA 2.0 Generic) The Times of San Diego comes with an interesting story of a community garden being built in a city park. There was almost $500,000 raised for the park. …
Touch the Soil News #1966 (Photo – Waterloo Community Garden – Courtesy of Waterloo District) The Waterloo region in Ontario Canada is home to almost 600,000 people and is surrounded by rural areas. Nearby, farmers have created a 10 acre gardening area and rented the land to about 15 groups and individuals for growing food.…
Touch the Soil News #1901 (Feature Photo – Redcatch Community Garden – Courtesy of Redcatch Community Garden) Bristol 24/7 News brings us the story of the city of Bristol in England and a land rent fight that has erupted with a Community Garden. The city wants to raise the land rent on Redcatch Community Garden…
Touch the Soil News #1889 (Feature Photo – Allotment Garden – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Allotment Gardens by Alex McGregor) Community Growers in the small nation of Ireland (5 million people), have become alerted that their gardening plots are not secure from development. A new movement has started to ensure that growing allotments are secure…
Touch the Soil News #1795 (Feature Photo – A Community Garden – CCA SA 4.0 International, Tdorante 10) Richmond, a town of 200,000 people lies in the middle of the larger metro area of Vancouver, British Columbia (population 2.6 million). Richmond just opened its 11th and largest community garden on Monday, April 4th, at which…
Touch the Soil News #1689 (Feature Photo – Building the Food Garden – courtesy of Purdue University and Healthnet Martindale) One trend that has been unmistakable is the growing proliferation of food gardens in every conceivable location. Now expertise from Purdue University, the lawns from a major healthcare campus and volunteers created a new food…
