Community Gardens in an Urban Ecovillage, Co-Housing or Intentional Community
Another Way to Build Community and Sustainability

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1. Planning meeting locations.
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3. Knowing what people seek in their own personal lives and ideal communities.

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A community garden is often part of a cohousing project or an ecovillage. 

What is a community garden?

The concept of community gardens varies but the Boston Natural Areas Network, which owns and facilitates the operation of multiple community gardens in the city of Boston, defines a community garden in this way:

"Community gardens are green spaces that are communally cultivated and cared for; these spaces may consist of individually-worked plots, multiple person caretaker areas, sitting areas, and small-scale children's play-areas. They are the result of shared collective effort of people working together. Community gardening is an effective community-building strategy that contributes to neighborhood renewal, preservation, and stabilization. Community Gardens provide a source of inexpensive, nutritious food and a rewarding personal experience. Enduring stewardship is needed to ensure success."

Cohousing community gardens have several features in common:

1. They are almost universally organic. 

2. They often provide food for common dining.

3. They expose children to nature and to sources of food.

4. They are therapeutic for most who work in the gardens.

5. They help create important biodiversity in the community. Community gardens create habitat support for insects and birds.

6.  They buffer urban noises and sounds. 

7. They are a source of sustainability.

In summary, they are another source of community building for a cohousing project as well as making the community more sustainable.

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Questions? Please come to our next introductory meeting. In the meantime, call metro 972 251-1532 for answers. 

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