RE: City sponsored community gardens

**"Dawson, Teva L." T*@dmgov.org**

I run the community garden program for the Des Moines Park and Recreation here in Iowa.  Check out our program at www.dmparks.org.  I think community garden programs situated in a Park and Rec. department makes lots of sense - we have heavy equipment to assist in the development of gardens, we already host public "recreation" opportunities, and we have the land.  Our program has helped the department reach a greater diversity of folks in the community.

teva

Teva Dawson
Community Garden Coordinator
Des Moines Parks Department
3226 University Avenue
Des Moines IA  50311
Phone:  515/323-8907
Fax:  515/237-1407
www.dmparks.org
Des Moines Community Gardening Coalition is a program of the Des Moines Parks Department, that supports grass-roots community greening projects by working with community-based organizations such as schools, low-income housing providers and neighborhood associations giving them the training and resources necessary to build sustainable community greening projects that educate people, beautify communities, increase food security, improve nutritional health, and build relationships among people.

-----Original Message-----
From: community_garden-admin@mallorn.com
[c*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Lynn M. Gregor
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 1:25 PM
To: Teresa Kohut; community_garden@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: [cg] City sponsored community gardens

Hello,

In Cleveland, the Division of Neighborhood Services (in the Department of 
Community Development) operates the Summer Sprout program.  It is funded by 
Federal Block Grant dollars.  Non-profit partners administer the 
program.  There is talk of moving it to Parks & Recreation because they are 
more in the business of holding land/maintaining land while Community 
Development is more in the business of building houses and the like.  But 
for now it is within CD/neighborhood services.

Lynn Gregor

At 12:10 AM 01/14/2005 -0600, Teresa Kohut wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone knew of some great examples of community gardens 
>that are operated by the city government- Parks & Recreation Board. I 
>would like to suggest this idea to our city.
>thanks.
>Teresa Kohut
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Lynn Gregor
Program Coordinator
Community Gardening
Ohio State University Extension, Cuyahoga Co.
216-397-6046
gregor@ag.osu.edu

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