<div dir="ltr"><div>While our "Who We Are" on our website says that we are home to hundreds of community gardens. and we are a network, and we give some other characterizations of community gardens, there is no defining statement. That is fine for an introduction to CCGA. For those on the new Outreach and Advocacy team, perhaps a defining statement of what a community garden is would help make it clear<i> for whom</i> the group is advocating. <i>For what </i>would follow from there once the Newsletter reaches people with Julie's survey or statement asking what is needed, desired from the work of the team. </div><div><br></div><div>There are many definitions of community garden. May Toy can produce the city ordinance that defines community gardens for the city. Here are a few I found. Julie, would it be good if your group could meet in zoom and come up with a defining statement of what a community garden is for the upcoming Newsletter so folks could then state what they want this CCGA team to be and do for them..</div><div> </div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">The intersection of urban farming and community gardening is already here and some of our community gardens are both. </span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">From the City's Planning and Development website: What is the difference between a community garden and an urban farm?</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Community gardens are typically owned or managed by public entities, civic organizations or community-based organizations and maintained by volunteers. Plants grown on site are intended for personal use, for charity, or for community beautification purposes. Urban farms grow food that is intended to be sold, either on a nonprofit or for-profit basis. Due to their commercial purpose, urban farms require a business license.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:bolder">Can produce from a community garden be sold?</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Yes. A community garden is allowed to sell surplus produce that was grown on site if the sales are accessory or subordinate to the garden’s primary purpose described above.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/urban_agriculturefaq.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/urban_agriculturefaq.html</a></p></div><div><br></div><div>In the Chicago Park District Reference Manual a community garden is defined as follows:</div><div><br></div><div>Chicago Park District’s Community Gardens in the Parks program gives people an opportunity to build a
meaningful connection with nature and our communities by supporting Park Advisory Councils and other
community groups in establishing community gardens in their parks, and by encouraging the long term
sustainability of their gardens by offering technical support, education and other resources. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Mamie offered one also which I believe is from Master Gardener?</div><div><br></div><div>Lorraine</div><div><br></div></div>