Gardeners and gardenisers from different towns and regions reflected about the many ways community gardens create change I Read the article on EPALE, the European Platform for Adult Learning in Europe
Gardeners from different towns and regions met to share experiences, compare practices, and engage in discussions and brainstorming sessions about the many ways community gardens create change.
What impacts are community gardens creating? Here's some:
- Well-being and mental health, through contact with nature
- Social inclusion and community ties, in community gardens people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds meet and collaborate
- Environment, community gardens transform vacant or neglected land into green, productive spaces
- Learning and empowerment, not only horticultural skills but also confidence, teamwork, and leadership capacities
The research of Gardeniser Community confirms that community urban gardens are much more than green spaces, they are living spaces.
Gardeniser Community is a European Erasmus+ Adult Education project that aims to promote community gardens as spaces for learning and active citizenship and to provide gardens with innovative tools to understand and enhance the impact they have on their local areas. Gardeniser Community involves the network of urban community gardens in Rome, Vienna (in collaboration with Gartenpolylog) and Pau (in collaboration with Pistes-Solidaires) and is being developed with the participation and scientific guide of Roma Tre University.
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