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Peer-reviewed research and reports on community urban agriculture, food education, composting, welfare and more.
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Desafios 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