RE: Detroit area gardens?

H* A*

Laura,

Here's a source for the journalist's lead paragraph - showing that community
gardens are not a new thing for Detroit ( this from the City Farmer
website):
As stated in Alexandra Woodruff's 1995 paper, "Community Gardening: A
Vancouver Perspective" "Indeed, the first community gardens were started by
the mayor of Detroit in the 1890's as a result of a major economic
depression (Huff, 1990, 29). The reference cited: Huff, B. (1990). Greening
the City Streets. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.

Is Sylvan Lakes near Detroit? If so, Cyndi Ross should be a grand contact.
The journalist should also contact the Detroit botanic garden and the local
Michigan extension guys who should have leads at their fingertips.

Best wishes,
Adam Honigman

-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Berman [l*@foodshare.net]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 11:21 PM
To: ACGA listserve
Subject: [cg] Detroit area gardens?

Can someone help this journalist with cg contacts in Detroit? Please respond
directly to him/her (actually cc me on it so I can list it in the Links
section of the ACGA website.)

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> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:20:53 EDT
> To: laura@foodshare.net
> Subject: No Subject
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> Laura: I am researching a piece on community gardens in the Detroit area
for
> an article for the Detroit News. Do you know of any? Thanks for your help.

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