Nutrient and toxic elements in soils and plants across ten urban community gardens: Comparing pXRF and ICP-based soil measurements.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20346
Abstract: Urban community gardens are becoming increasingly important to rehabilitate developed lands and combat the lack of access to fresh produce. Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) offers a rapid, cost-effective method for assessing elemental composition of soils… read more here.
Keywords: urban community; community gardens; pxrf; toxic elements ... See more keywords
Perceived Benefits of Participation and Risks of Soil Contamination in St. Louis Urban Community Gardens
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-017-0459-8
Abstract: Community gardens are credited for promoting health within neighborhoods, by increasing healthy food intake and exercise frequency. These benefits, however, are potentially undermined as urban soils are often contaminated from industrial legacies. The purpose of… read more here.
Keywords: perceived benefits; community; soil contamination; community gardens ... See more keywords
Refugee Community Gardens and the Politics of Self-Help
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DOI: 10.1080/00447471.2021.1973943
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article examines the history of community gardens set up for refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the 1980s as a window into debates surrounding resettlement, economic inequality, and welfare dependency in the… read more here.
Keywords: community gardens; self help; politics self; gardens politics ... See more keywords
Food access, food security and community gardens in Rockford, IL
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2018.1426561
Abstract: ABSTRACT Urban agriculture projects seek to ameliorate issues of food access and food security for people living in areas with low access to fresh foods, including food deserts. Within this discourse, community gardens have been… read more here.
Keywords: food access; rockford; community; community gardens ... See more keywords
Connecting resourcefulness and social innovation: exploring conditions and processes in community gardens in the Netherlands
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2018.1553941
Abstract: ABSTRACT Resourcefulness, a community’s capacity to engage with their local resource base, is essential in contributing to resilience, the potential to adapt to external challenges and shocks. Resourcefulness and social innovation have some overlapping qualities,… read more here.
Keywords: social innovation; community; community gardens; conditions processes ... See more keywords
Community gardens and urban agriculture: Healthy environment/healthy citizens.
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DOI: 10.1111/inm.13149
Abstract: Studies are showing that urban community gardening can improve people's psychological and physiological health in myriad ways. Community gardens increase social capital, provide opportunities for altruism, and create accessible and sustainable food sources in urban… read more here.
Keywords: health; environment; gardens urban; urban community ... See more keywords
Enablers and Barriers of Community Garden Use in New Orleans, Louisiana: An Environmental Assessment and Qualitative Analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/08901171221131710
Abstract: Purpose To explore factors associated with community garden use. Approach Environmental assessment of community gardens and semi-structured interviews. Setting New Orleans, Louisiana. Participants 10 community gardens (environmental assessment), 20 community members (including garden users and… read more here.
Keywords: garden use; community; community gardens; community garden ... See more keywords