Jeneva,
While I don't have a copy of the first National Geographic picture of a community garden, it dates back to the eighties - and if I recall correctly, was of a NYC community garden.
Best wishes,
Adam Honigman
Volunteer,
Clinton Community Garden
Subj: [cg] Re: community_garden digest, Vol 1 #1533 - 4 msgs
Date: 9/12/03 3:54:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: jenevastorme@yahoo.ca
To: community_garden@mallorn.com
Sent from the Internet
>This is, I believe the second time that National
>Geographic has photographed
>a community garden, and I wanted you all to know how
>to access it. Currently,
>I do not believe this image is accessible on-line.
Hi, Adam.
I'm not sure which previous photo you refer to, but
there is an excellent article on gardening in the Vol.
181, No.5, May 1992 issue of NG, pages 52-81, by
William S. Ellis. There is also a great article on
community gardening and its benefits by Margo Pfeiff
in Canadian Geographic, Jan/Feb 2001, pages 64-72. I
used both as references (among several) for an article
on the benefits of urban greening, which I wrote last
November as part of a funding proposal for my
community greening project. It is indeed wonderful to
see recognition of community gardening in such
prestigious publications. I'll have to get my hands
on a copy of the latest NG.
Shade and Sweet Water,
Jeneva Storme
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Greening West Broadway Coordinator
"Neighbourhood Solutions for Community Change"
West Broadway Development Corporation
640 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0X3
phone: 774-3534 fax: 779-2203
website: http://www.westbroadway.mb.ca
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