Sitric Community Garden, Dublin
Dublin, Ireland · Operator: 地域住民（近隣のボランティア）／都市生態学者Kaethe Burt O'Deaらが立ち上げ
Overview
A citizen-led community garden created by residents in 2005 on a corner plot in Stoneybatter, Dublin 7. Doubling as a composting demonstration site, it has won several Dublin City Council awards for waste management and environmental design.
Citizen participation
In 2005 neighbours cleaned up a corner plot whose owner could not be found and turned it into a garden. Urban ecologist Kaethe Burt O'Dea and others set up composting and growing, raising vegetables, herbs and fruit with recycled materials. Twice-yearly street parties (summer and harvest) draw many residents to swap skills and knowledge.
Operating model
A non-profit neighbourhood garden run by resident volunteers, sustained by donations, recycled materials and shared labour, with composting demonstration, food and environmental education and community life as its aims.
Impact
Transformed a neglected corner plot into a garden centred on composting and community, becoming a pioneering example of citizen-led community gardening in Dublin and spawning spin-off projects such as a public bench and herb garden.
Land tenure
An abandoned corner plot whose owner could not be found, informally cleaned up and used as a garden by residents.
Crops
- 野菜
- ハーブ
- 果樹
Scale
ダブリン7区ストーニーバッターのシトリック・ロードとバイキング・プレイス角の小さな空地。コンポストの実演拠点と地域菜園を兼ねる
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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