Re: garden dispute

**A*@aol.com**

Judy, 

A definition: A community garden is a public garden created by a few 
gardeners for the used and enjoyment of the entire community.  

When you're gardening on the people's land, it ain't your private paradise. 
Mr. Wilsons may garden in the community garden, but he has to learn to love 
Dennis the Menace. 

There is no "private," community gardening, though lots of gardeners get in 
trouble saying "my," instead of ours. 

Love ya all  - off to WHYY to record a " You Bet Your Garden," with Mike 
McGrath today. 

Adam 

> Subj: Re: [cg] garden dispute 
>  Date: 1/11/05 12:54:32 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time
>  From: Grow19@aol.com
>  To: community_garden@mallorn.com
>  Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> Wow I think this is way off base.  Community gardens are a mix of  community 
> 
> and private space.  People participate for both reasons and both  need to be 
> 
> honored.  Just as the individuals benefit from the community,  the community 
> 
> benefits from the individuals who lovingly tend their spaces as  well as 
> tending 
> to the whole.  Indeed the cg did provide a place for the  tree to thrive and 
> 
> the gardener provided a tree for the community to  enjoy.  As to how the 
> tree 
> 'went missing' -- someone chose to cut it  down -- either another gardener 
> or 
> group of gardeners who were preparing  the garden for the new fence, or the 
> fence company.  Seems that it is human  nature for the gardener to seek 
> compensation, even if the amount is way too high  and even if a better 
> solution is 
> simply for no $ to go to the gardener, but for  the tree to be replaced.  
> judy tiger

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