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Database research record1973·United States

The Community Garden: Horticulture for the People1

Steven L. Doud, Greg Pagano

HortScience

Urban Farm DB summary

Many American urban dwellers are rediscovering that gardens can provide inexpensive, high-quality food, recreation, and relaxation. This "green thumb boom" is particularly evident in the emergence of community garden projects in college communities, where students seek to supplement incomes and work with plants. While these projects vary in management philosophy and workload allocation, they share common goals of abundant food production and enjoyment for gardeners.