How Community Gardens Are Beneficial and Feasible

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How Community Gardens Are Beneficial and
Feasible
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A garden is a public service and having one a
public duty.   It is a man's contribution to the
community.-     Richardson Wright, Truly Rural,
1922
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Benefits of a Community Garden

• Provides an opportunity for exercise, recreation
  and therapy
• Improves quality of life
• Provides a network for social interaction
• Provides fresh and nutritious food for the
  community
• Improves relationships between partners in the
  community

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Benefits to the Enjoyer

• Sense of ownership and community from belonging
  to a garden club
• Garden club membership - 20-25/year for supplies
  and maintenance of garden
• Must establish by-laws for garden club membership
• Sense of value from contributing to garden by
  providing own seeds/plants, hats and gloves

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What Will it Cost?

• Start-up fees 400/garden total
• Breakdown
• 200 for bed
• 10 for delivery
• 50 for tools
• 140 for soil

• Total of senior centers 46
• Total cost for ALL centers 18,400
• Total cost for ½ of centers 9,200

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Equipment Needed

• Hose with showerhead
• Hand towels
• Fertilizer
• Equipment provided by enjoyers
• garden club membership fees
• Seeds/plants
• Hats
• Gloves

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Partners

• Atlanta Regional Commission/Healthy Aging
  Coalition
• Open Hand
• Atlanta Community Food Bank
• University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
• County Based Agencies
• Members of garden club and Food Bank will
  maintain throughout the year