Research & reports

Sam Love · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · Global

This paper discusses contemporary industrial societies' reliance on extensive resource networks and proposes an alternative: moving towards self-sufficient small loop and flow systems. It describes examples of short loop arrangements in urban agriculture and solar energy housing, advocating for decentralization and diversity.

重一朗 浜, 伝 中村 · 年会予稿集 · Cuba

In Cuba, programs such as dietary diversification, food fortification, and supplementation are implemented to address micronutrient deficiencies like iron, vitamin A, and iodine. Urban agriculture is positioned as one strategy to increase dietary diversity by enhancing the availability and consumption of vegetables and fruits. Research in Cuba has shown that vitamin A deficiency is nonexistent in children up to 7 years of age.

Sibo Chen · Stream Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication · Global

This record announces the MA thesis defense of Gonen Steinberg, titled "Cultivating Resistance? Urban Sustainability, Neoliberalism, and Community Gardens," which took place on March 25th, 2015. The abstract provided is the title of the thesis itself.

Rayna Sharova · Soviet Education · Bulgaria

In Bulgaria, labor education was introduced into general schools shortly after World War I, with manual training for boys and handwork and domestic science for girls. After 1921, "Subotniks" (Sundays) were organized for pupils to perform mass work, including harvesting on school property, planting trees in drought-ridden lands, and cultivating school gardens and flower beds.

Aleksandr Filatov · Soviet Education · Russia (Moscow)

This text suggests that school garden areas in large industrial centers like Moscow should be integrated into the city's green spaces, functioning as well-planned squares within their district subdivisions. It asserts that this integration does not conflict with the garden's designated role as a living laboratory for the school.

Congreso Nacional de Chile · Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (Ley Chile) · Chile

This Chilean law, signed by President Pedro Aguirre Cerda on February 5, 1941 and published in Official Gazette No. 18903 (Ministerio del Trabajo) on March 4, 1941, directs the Caja de la Habitación Popular to allocate 30% of its annual funds to establishing worker and family orchards/gardens (huertos/jardines obreros y familiares) and 5% to developing home industries (Article 1). It requires gardens to be established in groups of no fewer than 20, with an area no smaller than 5,000 square meters (Article 8), and prohibits transferring, mortgaging, or subdividing a garden without the Caja's authorization until its price is fully paid (Article 17).

Congreso Nacional de Chile · Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (Ley Chile) · Chile

This Chilean law, signed on October 8, 1936 and published in Official Gazette No. 17589 (Ministerio del Trabajo) on October 10, 1936, creates the Caja de la Habitación Popular under the Ministry of Labor to promote the construction of low-cost, sanitary housing and worker/family gardens (huertos obreros y familiares), among other purposes (Article 1). Its capital includes 25 million pesos allocated annually by the State (Article 3). The law requires the Caja to devote at least 15% of its annual income to replacing conventillos (slum tenements) and at least 5% annually to promoting family gardens and home industry (Article 20).

Diana Paola Betancurth Loaiza, Natalia Sánchez Palacio, Jorge Lino Moreno Aricapa · Repositorio Universidad de Caldas · Colombia

This report details the experience of implementing the Urban Community Garden in the Villa Juanita neighborhood. The project focused on fostering urban agriculture as a strategy to improve food security and promote sustainability within the community. The garden became a space for community participation where diverse sustainable agricultural practices were integrated. Through this project, social cohesion was strengthened, environmental education was promoted, and spaces for interaction and collective learning were generated.

Wilbur S. Jackman · The Elementary School Teacher and Course of Study · Global

The school garden is a useful accessory for nature study from aesthetic, economic, or botanical viewpoints. While aesthetics offer strong attractions, the most important aspect is understanding plant habits and their adaptations to soil, light, heat, air, and other plants, as a garden cannot grow beautifully without this knowledge.