[Communications] Fwd: Community garden question and request

[Mamie Gray]

Hello Amy! Would this not *also* be a “Julie thing” when it comes to
starting a community garden? Mamie

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 8:33 PM Amy Olson via Communications <
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

Hi - just a note to mention this is a real email. I belong to ACGA and have
> been in contact with this person before. Our Block was part of a tour when
> the ACGA came to Chicago a while back so we met lots of ACGA’ers.
>
> I don’t have any bandwidth to reply, but it would be nice if we could
> collaborate on this and add it to the website.
>
>
> .…….…
> amy olson
> sent via iphone
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* Don Boekelheide via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
> *Date:* May 22, 2023 at 21:26:17 EDT
> *To:* Betsy Johnson <betsygardnerjohnson at gmail.com>, Lucy Bradley
> sheherhers <lucy_bradley at ncsu.edu>, "Martinez, Carlos (Parks)" <
> Carlos.Martinez at parks.nyc.gov>, Linda Appel Lipsius <linda at dug.org>,
> Naomi Lacey <president at communitygarden.org.au>, Kate Hamilton <
> kate at maplekeys.com>, Bill Maynard <WMaynard at cityofsacramento.org>,
> gardeningmatters at gmail.com, Jack Hale <jack.hale at comcast.net>, Sally
> McCabe <smccabe at pennhort.org>, sandy.pernitz at seattle.gov,
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org,
> info at portlandcommunitygardens.org, ljlawson at sebs.rutgers.edu,
> amandamedmonds at gmail.com
> *Subject:* *[Communications] Community garden question and request*
> *Reply-To:* Don Boekelheide <don.boekelheide at communitygarden.org>
>
> 
>
> Hello,
>
> If you don't mind me calling this a convening of a Council of Wisdom, but
> I have a question or two, and a connection you might be interested in.
>
> My questions are this:
>
> First, the upcoming edition of ACGA's Community Gardening will feature an
> article about ACGA's famous "10 steps to starting a community garden."
> (Community Gardening is now the name of ACGA's magazine, formerly The
> Community Greening Review, and before that (with Sally McCabe as editor for
> much of its existence) The Journal of Community Gardening.)
>
> The steps are here, thanks to Dr. Lucy Bradley, now at NC State CES:
>
>
> https://forsyth.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/10-Steps-to-Starting-a-Community-Garden.pdf?fwd=no
>
> Rather than rehash them, the original 10 are still pretty darn good (see
> question 2), so the story will propose 10 steps to SUSTAINING a community
> garden. Two questions about that:
>
> Any key things jump into your mind about how to do that?
>
> And would you mind looking over the draft a little later this week? It
> won't be super-long, maybe 600-800 words. That way, you can add (and you'll
> be credited!) your thoughts and suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Second question: Does anyone know where our original 10 steps originated?
> Was there a principle writer, or did ACGA's board come up with it, or a
> little of both?
>
> Now, finally, for those of you interested, Linda Appel Lipsius, ED of DUG,
> has created a national leadership forum to discuss community gardening and
> related issues, using technological tools that weren't around when those
> first 10 steps were created. If you are interested and have time, please
> contact Linda, who is on this email. The meetings I've attended are truly
> inspiring. ACGA's current board members are taking part, so you can "meet"
> some of them there, too.
>
> Best, and thanks (and I'm impressed with all you guys have accomplished,
> on behalf of community gardens, and simply in your lives. You are amazing
> and inspiring, all of you!)
>
> Don
>
> Don Boekelheide
> Editor (currently, anyway...)
> ACGA's Community Gardening
> (in case you want to read the latest edition, it's here: Community
> Gardening
> <https://www.communitygarden.org/community-gardening-magazine-2023-beta>)
> Phone friendly.
>
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