From sarena@u.washington.edu Mon Apr 2 11:19:51 2001 Received: from jason04.u.washington.edu (root@jason04.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.53]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f32IJm229892 for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:19:49 -0700 Received: from homer14.u.washington.edu (sarena@homer14.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.14]) by jason04.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f32IJlm42890 for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:19:48 -0700 Received: from localhost (sarena@localhost) by homer14.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f32IJkN71216 for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:19:46 -0700 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 11:19:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Sarena Seifer To: Subject: publication on cultivating community through gardening Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is proud to announce the publication of our newest resource guide, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: Principles and Practices for Community Gardening As a Community-Building Tool by Karen Payne and Deborah Fryman Authors Karen Payne and Deborah Fryman explore basic principles and values that underlie successful community empowerment programs of any kind, and illustrate how these principles have been applied to community gardens across the country. The document showcases how community gardening programs can advance community development, empower local leadership and nurture families, strengthen economic development and improve overall quality of life. Funded by the Annie B. Casey Foundation, it is intended as a resource for individuals, organizations and coalition whose specific aim is to use gardens to empower people by building their skill and confidence to transform their lives and their communities. Cultivating Community provides useful tips on how to approach community gardening as an organizing tool and highlights specific practices and activities that have been proven to work. Stories and case studies from community gardens around the United Sates are featured. "Cultivating Community" is available for $10 (US) each or for a bulk rate of $8 for orders of 10 or more copies. To order please send a US check or money order, payable to; The American Community Garden Association 100 N. 20th Street, 5th floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-1495 Please make sure to include your correct name, title, organization, complete mailing address as well as phone, fax and email address. Also note the total number of copies ordered and total amount included. Please post this announcement to other organizations that might find "Cultivating Community " useful. The ACGA's website is: .