Re: community_garden digest, Vol 1 #2225 - 9 msgs

**Pauline Tessier p*@earthlink.net**

The below letter gave me the idea to write this list. Is there a garden 
in Phoenix, AZ with available space for me to garden?
Pauline

On Sep 24, 2005, at 10:00 AM, community_garden-admin@mallorn.com wrote:

> From: pamelabeth@mindspring.com
> Date: September 24, 2005 8:45:25 AM MST
> To: community_garden@mallorn.com
> Subject: [cg] gardens with a (broader) purpose...?
> Reply-To: pamelabeth@mindspring.com
>
>
> hi there. i'm a journalist and a wannabe community gardener. i pitched 
> the idea of a piece on community gardening to a magazine with which i 
> work, suggesting an examination of why belonging to a cg is such a 
> fulfilling experience for so many. they responded that they'd rather 
> cover a few particular gardens, preferably ones with prescribed 
> additional purposes beyond gardening (raising money for charity, 
> helping children in the community, etc.). in other words, they don't 
> want to do something simply on community gardening (though i think 
> that's compelling enough...) but are interested in hearing about 
> gardens with particular community-related programs or connections. 
> so...i'm asking members of all such gardens to let me know what you're 
> up to. hopefully this will lead to a great article...or several.
>
> meanwhile--i'm based in nyc and interested in finding a cg with 
> available space. i know that's hard to come by, but if any local 
> gardens are currently open to applications, i'd love hearing about it. 
> thanks very much. pam

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