Database research record2013·Global
How Does Your Garden Grow? Environmental Justice Aspects of Community Gardens
Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Rob Porter
Journal of Ecological Anthropology
Urban Farm DB summary
This conceptual paper focused on the benefits of community gardens, informed by participant observation and literature from the environmental justice movement. Community gardens are stated to be models for improving health through growing and eating local produce, and instruments for generating social awareness and community change.