In this study I explore the social organization of community gardening in Toronto. I have done this by: exploring (a) the experiences of community garden coordinators hired by non-profit organizations do to improve poor Torontonians’ access to food, and how this work occurs within and is affected by the larger framework of (b) the City of Toronto’s Community Gardens Program. This inquiry was carried out using institutional ethnography, with data collection occurring through open-ended interviews with garden coordinators and the analysis of non-profit and municipal documents. The results of the study are that garden coordinator’s work to improve access to food for poor Torontonians is at odds with the municipal understanding of community gar...
This research project used Claire Nettle’s analysis of community gardening, using social movement th...
Municipal governments across the Global North are increasingly becoming key actors in shaping urban ...
Residents of New York City public housing developments (NYCHA) who wish to garden may do so by plant...
In this study I explore the social organization of community gardening in Toronto. I have done this ...
This article describes results from an investigation of the health impacts of community gardening, u...
Local food production has been a defining goal of a healthy and resilient food system. In 2011 the C...
Community gardens are a grassroots, collective land use institution developed in urban neighborhoods...
For the purposes of this study, a community garden was defined as an urban space that is divided int...
Farming in cities is gaining momentum within North American urban centers. Community supported agric...
Urban Agriculture is prominent in cities across the United States and has been studied in relation t...
Municipal governments across the Global North are increasingly becoming key actors in shaping urban ...
Urbanisation brings with it increased pressure on land and land uses, particularly green spaces. The...
Over the past decade, a new movement has been sweeping across agricultural research, theory and prac...
For a couple of years, I have been working in different capacities with a cross-dis-ciplinary team i...
Urban agriculture/community gardening in the Bronx has multiple roles, including health-promoting, e...
This research project used Claire Nettle’s analysis of community gardening, using social movement th...
Municipal governments across the Global North are increasingly becoming key actors in shaping urban ...
Residents of New York City public housing developments (NYCHA) who wish to garden may do so by plant...
In this study I explore the social organization of community gardening in Toronto. I have done this ...
This article describes results from an investigation of the health impacts of community gardening, u...
Local food production has been a defining goal of a healthy and resilient food system. In 2011 the C...
Community gardens are a grassroots, collective land use institution developed in urban neighborhoods...
For the purposes of this study, a community garden was defined as an urban space that is divided int...
Farming in cities is gaining momentum within North American urban centers. Community supported agric...
Urban Agriculture is prominent in cities across the United States and has been studied in relation t...
Municipal governments across the Global North are increasingly becoming key actors in shaping urban ...
Urbanisation brings with it increased pressure on land and land uses, particularly green spaces. The...
Over the past decade, a new movement has been sweeping across agricultural research, theory and prac...
For a couple of years, I have been working in different capacities with a cross-dis-ciplinary team i...
Urban agriculture/community gardening in the Bronx has multiple roles, including health-promoting, e...
This research project used Claire Nettle’s analysis of community gardening, using social movement th...
Municipal governments across the Global North are increasingly becoming key actors in shaping urban ...
Residents of New York City public housing developments (NYCHA) who wish to garden may do so by plant...