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'It provides opportunities for everyone involved to develop skills in leadership, community organizing, cultural competency, program planning, implementation, and evaluation" (para. 3) Having community gardens helps community member to interact with each other. It builds relationship among neighbors and also help individual develop skills like leadership, interpersonal and working in teams. Also it helps individual learn about different culture. Also it becomes a network.
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"addressing the need of green spaces and appearance; and decreased crime in urban neighborhoods" (para. 1) Research have shown that urban agriculture can help reduce crime rates within urban communities because people become familiar with each other and strangers and people new society.
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"the public health benefits of urban agriculture as providing food security, personal Wellness, community betterment, and environmental health" "provide a more livable physical environment through control of temperature, noise and pollution; create a positive community image" (para. 2) Community garden is more than a piece of land or space that provides foods. In addition to it providing food security it also provides fresh and healthy food for people who live in urban cities. It can also help create a healthy environment because plants filter the air which will reduce air pollution
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Developing 'community' in community gardens.: EBSCOhost - 0 views
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"community gardens have positive community building outcomes, creating a variety of benefits for both individuals and communities" (p. 555 para. 1) Community gardens does not benefit just an individual because of the food it brings forth but also helps make a better community. It increases social capital with the community, skills and training.
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Activities such as growing, cooking and eating of food are all sociable and allow people of all ages, ethnicity and socio-economic backgrounds s to interact informally" (p. 565, para 1) Urban gardening can bring people from various cultures and social circumstances together. It promotes a sense of unity and togetherness among people that live in urban environments.
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" The local health authority valued the community garden as a health promotion resource" (p. 564 para. 2) Community garden does not only produce fresh and nutritious but also help reduce stresses that can impact people' s health.
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The Politics of Force : Media and the Construction of Police Brutality - 0 views
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The Politics of Force Media and the Construction of Police Brutality
Community gardens: sustainability, health and inclusion in the city.: EBSCOhost - 0 views
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'issues of food security, the use of biotechnology and artificial chemicals in agriculture, rising food prices and the environmental costs of growing and distributing food, the different functions of community gardens are coming under increasing attention" (para. 1) Community gardens are becoming very popular because of cost of fresh foods sold in grocery store are too expensive for most people who live in urban cities. Gardens have become an alternate method to producing nutritious and safe food.
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