Community Gardens Research Paper

Community Gardens positive impacts -- US/Canada

I have an interest in helping the poor and needy, and hungry. I think this is a wonderful learning opportunity to get funding for a project/idea that I’ve had in mind for quite some time. I believe we could help local places of worship use their grounds to start these gardens to help feed families & individuals in need of foods. How often have you driven by a Church, Temple, etc., and thought to yourself, "Look at all that land. How great would it be if the Church actually used that area to help teach the community about growing their own foods and sharing what they produce? How cool would it be if they could feed the less fortunate by teaching them how to grow their own foods and have them contribute to what they will later receive?"

This would not be set as a hand out, but a hands up because it the main purpose would be to teach more and more people about the benefits of growing our own foods. And those learning will be better people for it. We may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but I believe that we can begin with our children, with our youth. This would also teach them about better nutrition, the benefits of coming together for a common purpose, to help the less fortunate, and to learn about great sustainability practices for a …show more content…
From teaching folks about the benefits of these gardens in helping communities create beautiful spaces and provide wonderful produce, Ms. LaManda also spoke about the additional benefits of these efforts (e.g., learning to grow great foods and also how to cook them). I personally believe that the real beauty and benefit is to help communities bring people together. If you have the time, I would recommend listening to