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Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.
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A study of soil contamination and plant lead uptake in Boston urban gardens
1979T. M. Spittler, William A. Feder · Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis · United States
This study demonstrated a serious problem of lead contamination in Boston's urban environment by analyzing about 900 soil samples from backyards, play areas, community gardens, and playgrounds using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. An average lead level of 800 ppm was found, traceable to the past widespread use of lead paint. Selected plant species grown in soils with lead levels ranging from 100–2000 ppm showed differing affinities for lead uptake, with fruits taking up less than roots and roots less than tops, indicating positive translocation of lead from soil into plant tissue.
Contamination & food safetyHealthPlants as “Children” in Introductory Child Psychology
1979William E. Roweton · Psychological Reports · Global
This study discussed the instructional advantages of growing vegetable seedlings in an introductory child psychology course. The project drew students' attention to the importance of nutrition in child development, as well as the popularity and practicalities of urban gardening. Additionally, the activity of "raising" plants proved to be a provocative analogy to "rearing" children.
Food educationHealthDIYWater Development Strategies in the Colorado River Basin: Expansion versus Involution
1978Gary B. Palmer · Anthropological Quarterly · United States
This paper applies Clifford Geertz's theory of involution, defined as social and technological substrategies for resource scarcity, to water development in the Colorado River Basin, United States. It proposes involution, including urban agriculture, as an alternative to competitive expansion, interpreting its regional implications for geothermal, desalinization, and irrigation projects. The study suggests that impacts on regional water allocation and quality from energy development depend on institutional and economic factors.
PolicyClimate changeOrganizing community gardens: bibliography
1978M. Klein, M. Smith · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · United States
This bibliography lists pamphlets and newsletters related to organizing community gardens in the United States. It includes resources such as "Community Garden Handbook," "Guide to Community Garden Organization," and "Profiles of California Community Garden Projects." The bibliography also references the 1977 Gallup Poll results on gardening in America.
CommunityDIYPolicyL'éducation mésologique
1977Harry Wals · Aménagement et Nature · Netherlands (The Hague)
This article describes mesologic education as a link between specialized environmental courses in schools. It details how The Hague's Local Office for School Gardens supports teachers in environmental education by offering practical assistance, living animals, maintenance examples, and facilities to their pupils.
Food educationCommunityShort-loop living
1974Sam 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.
Organic cycleFood sovereignty & justiceClimate changeParks and Gardens
1973Ivor H. Seeley · Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks · United Kingdom
This chapter is subdivided into three sections concerned with public parks, children's playgrounds, and allotment gardens.
CommunityPolicyThe Community Garden: Horticulture for the People1
1973Steven L. Doud, Greg Pagano · HortScience · United States
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.
CommunityEconomicsHealth1p-F-15 Spherical rotorの回転相関関数と中性子散乱
1971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.
HealthFood sovereignty & justiceEnterprise, Management and Organisation in Africa: a plea for research
1971Jeff Garmany · The Journal of Modern African Studies · Africa
This article argues that many African countries, in their pursuit of rapid economic development, risk misaligning their strategies and priorities concerning the rural-urban and agricultural-industrial balance. It specifically advocates for increased research attention on traditional food farming, whether for subsistence or cash, which has been neglected despite its crucial and inevitable role in supporting growing populations over the long term.
Governance failureUrban–rural linkageEconomicsPolicyA Pledge Unredeemed: The Housing Crisis in Weimar Germany
1970Silverman D. P. · Central European History, Vol. 3, No. 1–2, pp. 112–139 · Germany
Examines the Weimar constitution's pledge of adequate housing (Article 155) and how chronic shortages and postwar upheaval left it unrealized, providing the institutional backdrop to settlement and housing policy.
PolicyWelfareEconomicsAllotment gardens in the Lublin downtown in the spatial and urban planning context – origins and issues concerning their preservation
1970Natalia Przesmycka, Rafał Strojny · Teka Komisji Architektury Urbanistyki i Studiów Krajobrazowych · Poland (Lublin)
This article examines allotment gardens in downtown Lublin, Poland, from a historical, architectural, and landscape perspective, focusing on the oldest garden, "Nasza Zdobycz nad Bystrzycą." It identifies that city-center allotment gardens are at risk from commercial development and discusses the increasing alienation of owners and progressing devastation of these areas. The study also attempts to explain these issues and suggests design applications for revitalization.
Governance failureCommunityPolicyUrban–rural linkageWeeds as a source for human consumption. A comparison between tropical and temperate Latin America
1969Martha Díaz-Betancourt, Luciana Ghennandi, Ana H. Ladio, Ismael R López-Moreno, Estela Raffaele, Eduardo H. Rapoport · Revista de Biología Tropical · Latin America
This study compared edible weed biomass in tropical (Coatepec, Mexico, 400 samples) and temperate (Bariloche, Argentina, 739 samples) Latin America. Average edible fresh biomass ranged from 1277-3582 kg/ha in tropical areas and 287-2939 kg/ha in temperate areas. 43 species were sampled in Coatepec and 32 in Bariloche, with general means of 2.1 and 1.3 tons/ha respectively.
Food sovereignty & justiceUrban–rural linkageStarting a Community Garden
1969Eva C. Worden, Adrian Hunsberger, John McLaughlin · EDIS · United States (Florida)
This publication was developed to assist those who wish to form a community garden in Florida. A community garden is a collaborative greenspace where participants share in both maintenance and rewards. This document is part of a series from the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida.
CommunityDIYDesafios do planejamento urbano no Brasil e seus marcos legais sob a ótica da agricultura urbana
1969Natália da Silva Lemos, Liza Maria Da Souza de Andrade, Valério Augusto Soares de Medeiros · Paranoá cadernos de arquitetura e urbanismo · Brazil
This research analyzed urban planning challenges in Brazil from the perspective of urban agriculture, examining social policies and legal frameworks including the City Statute (Law 10.257/2001) and Law 6.766/1979. The findings indicate a gap in legal provisions for urban agriculture actions and practices within land use and occupation regulations. The study suggests guidelines for implementation to address this deficiency.
Governance failurePolicyUrban–rural linkageClimate changeFood sovereignty & justiceMA Defence: “Cultivating Resistance? Urban Sustainability, Neoliberal-†ism, and Community Gardens†By Gonen Steinberg
1969Sibo 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.
CommunityClimate changePolicy¿Qué Es una Granja Apoyada por una Alianza de Consumidores?
1969Mickie E. Swisher, Rose Koenig, Jennifer Gove, James A. Sterns · EDIS · United States (Florida)
This bulletin from the University of Florida explains the concept of a consumer-supported farm (Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA). CSA is a production method where consumers directly partner with farmers to secure their own food production, and this bulletin describes the steps required to develop such a partnership.
CSA & TeikeiCommunityFood sovereignty & justiceManual Training in the Bulgarian Elementary Schools
1959Rayna 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.
Food educationCommunityThe School Garden and its Organization in Schools of Industrial Centers
1959Aleksandr 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.
Food educationCommunityPolicyAn Elementary School Garden Project
1944Lydia Elzey · The American Biology Teacher · United States
This record is a research article titled "An Elementary School Garden Project" by Lydia Elzey, published in The American Biology Teacher in 1944. The abstract provides only publication details and states that the content is only available via PDF, with no further information about the project itself.
Food educationCommunityLectures on housing. The warburton lectures for 1914. By B. Seebohm Rowntree and A. C. Pigou. Manchester: The University Press. 50 cents
1914John Ihlder · National Municipal Review · United States (New York City)
This abstract, from "Lectures on housing" (1914), describes various activities initiated by public schools, including normal schools, kindergartens, evening schools, trade schools, vacation schools, playgrounds, and school gardens. It also mentions music, drawing, manual training, household arts, physical training, medical inspection, school nurses, special classes for children with disabilities, visiting teachers, and school lunches. Part 2 of the primer summarizes the aims and activities of the New York association.
Food educationCommunityVilla Juanita Community Garden
1905Diana 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.
CommunityFood educationFood sovereignty & justiceOrganic cycleA School Garden
1905Nina Leubrie · The Elementary School Teacher · United States
In October, upon the school's opening, many flowers were still blooming in "Grandmother's Garden" at Lincoln Park. The children desired to plant hollyhocks, hardy chrysanthemums, and bright autumn flowers in front of their building, but it was determined to be too late for fall flowers. Consequently, it was decided that spring flowers would be planted using bulbs, for which catalogues were obtained, and pictures and descriptions were studied.
Food educationCommunityThe School Garden
1902Wilbur 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.
Food educationEconomics