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From Potato Chips to Kale Chips: Examining Motivations of Clark Community Gardeners in Worcester, MA

Marianne Sarkis, Tiffany Lee, Steph Fenner, Erin Barta, Kristina Kalolo

Clark Digital Commons (Clark University)

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Research was conducted using free-list, pile-sort, interviews, and surveys to examine the association between community gardening and food justice among Clark community gardeners in Worcester, MA. The findings supported the conclusion that Clark community gardeners do not conform to the food justice interpretation of a community garden. Although both actors share similar methods and ideologies, neither is attempting to fit the other's definitions.