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 #1922 (Feature Photo – O’ Fallon Garden Club – Courtesy of O’ Fallon Garden Club) Many community gardens are places where people just show up to tend to their individual plot. However, Carolyn Sitzes of O’Fallon, Illinois (33,000 people) founded a remarkable community garden. O’Fallon Garden Club is a vibrant organization…
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 #1874 (Feature Photo – Rio de Janeiro – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) The City of Rio de Janeiro, the center of a metro area of 12.5 million people is establishing the world’s largest Urban Garden. Interesting it is not a community garden. It is a city managed project of 27 acres…
