RE: Looking for Help

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Dear Mr. Ackelsberg:

We're dealing with a businessman here. Explain to him that a garden in bloom
is a great advertisement to potential residents and their families and that
it would be maintained by residents, not by his grounds staff. Ask for a
small area to show him what can be done .First start small with a few raised
flower beds that you and a few other residents can garden. It might be a
good idea to do a few beds tall  enough for those in wheelchairs to garden.
Go to the archives of this listserv at http://community_garden@mallorn.com
and check out our past discussions on this topic. Good luck!

Adam Honigman of the Clinton Community Garden in NYC

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	mar.bob [SMTP:mar.bob@mciworld.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 14, 2000 4:11 PM
> To:	community_garden@mallorn.com
> Subject:	[cg] Looking for Help
> 
> My daughter-in-law, who is active in Philadelphia Green, sent me your
> address since I am interested in getting information in reference to
> starting a community garden.
>  
> I live in a senior development near Toms River, NJ. A request was made to
> the developer to set aside land for a community garden; he has been
> lukewarm to this idea. The Property Manager on site has shown some
> interest but has told me that there are problems with such a venture,
> based on a few calls to local developments that already have such a
> garden. The problems are related to the abandonment of plots when
> residents leave or sell their house; the plot becomes an eyesore.
>  I don't believe this is a serious problem and can be taken care of.
> However I would like some information on the management of these kind of
> gardens to try to sell this idea to the developer.
>  
> Do you have anything that can help us set up a community garden or can you
> refer me to some other source? Do you know of any developments that have
> successfully integrated a community garden into their operation?
>  
> Any suggestions/help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
>  
> Robert Ackelsberg
> 7 Xavier Court
> Lakehurst, NJ 08733

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