Social Agriculture
Activity 2
Activity 2 – Social Agriculture
1 link 8 Things know about community gardens: The page at nourishproject.ca – 8 Things to Know About Community Gardens provides insights into community gardens, offering essential information and considerations. The content covers various aspects, including the benefits of community gardens, their role in fostering community connections, and practical tips for individuals interested in starting or participating in community gardening initiatives. The page likely discusses the social, environmental, and health-related advantages of community gardens, emphasizing their impact on local communities and individuals.
1 infographic Benefits of Community garden – Housing Alexandria: The page Benefits of Community Gardening Infographic likely contains an infographic illustrating the advantages of community gardening. Created by Kayla Hornbrook, the infographic highlights the social, environmental, and health benefits associated with community gardening.
1 article Community Gardens and Well Being: Community gardening is increasingly framed and promoted as a way to foster healthful behaviours, as a well-being practice, and as a public health tool. This paper draws on semi-structured interviews with community gardening organisers (n = 9) in the North East of England, who were engaged in translating and transforming discourses and ideas about community gardening into places and practices that people can draw benefit from. Here, community gardening can be understood as a bricolage of ideas, resources, and skills at the nexus of several influences and movements,assembled to produce a localised, everyday sort of social change. We conclude that framing community gardening as a simple solution to be harnessed in the promotion of health and wellbeing undermines the richness that sustains it and may lead to disenchantment within health services and community gardening organisations that could threaten the future of ‘green social prescribing’.
1 link 8 Things know about community gardens : Read the provided resource on 8 Things to Know About Community Gardens. Summarize key points highlighting the importance of community gardens in social agriculture. Explore the page for information on the benefits of community gardens. List the social, environmental, and health-related advantages emphasized on the page. Investigate factors contributing to successful community garden projects mentioned on the page. Discuss how these factors align with the principles of social agriculture. Encourage participants to share their personal experiences related to community gardening, emphasizing social aspects and interactions within the community. Engage participants in a discussion about challenges commonly faced in community gardens. Explore potential solutions and strategies to address these challenges. Ensure active participation and discussions to foster a comprehensive understanding of the role of community gardens in the context of social agriculture.
1 infographic Benefits of Community garden – Housing Alexandria: Access the provided Benefits of Community Gardening Infographic and review its content to ensure it aligns with the goals of the social agriculture session. Introduce the infographic to participants, providing background information on its source, and the potential insights it may offer regarding community gardening benefits. Engage participants in a collaborative analysis of the infographic. Discuss key points, statistics, or visuals presented that highlight the social, environmental, or health benefits associated with community gardening. Divide participants into groups and assign each group a specific aspect of the infographic to analyze in-depth. Encourage discussions on how these benefits contribute to community well-being. Facilitate a discussion on how the benefits illustrated in the infographic can be translated into real-world applications within the context of social agriculture projects. Encourage creativity in brainstorming ideas. Conclude the session with a reflection on insights gained from the infographic. Guide participants in planning how to integrate community gardening initiatives into their social agriculture projects.
1 article Community Gardens and Well-Being: Provide participants with a brief overview of the abstracted paper, emphasizing its focus on community gardening as a multifaceted tool for fostering healthful behaviors, well-being, and social change. Engage participants in a discussion about the framing of community gardening highlighted in the paper. Explore how community gardening is more than a simple solution and involves a complex interplay of ideas, resources, and skills. Explore the idea of community gardening as a source of localized, everyday social change. Discuss how the practices and benefits of community gardening can contribute to positive changes within a specific community. Open the floor for questions and facilitate a broader discussion on how the findings of the paper can inform and inspire social agriculture practices.