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Anacortes Community Gardens A Community Partnership. During World War I and II, millions of Americans planted Victory Gardens to help with the war effort In 1943, 20 million food gardens were planted in the U.S. Community “victory” gardens are popular again today. What is a community garden?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Anacortes Community Gardens A Community Partnership

Anacortes Community Anacortes Community GardensGardens

A Community Partnership A Community Partnership

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During World War I and II, millions of Americans planted Victory Gardens to help with the war effort

In 1943, 20 million food gardens were planted in the U.S.

Community “victory” gardens are popular again today

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What is a community garden?

Any piece of land gardened by a group of peopleBuilt on public or privately owned spaceGardeners grow their own food or ornamental plantsProvides nutritious food & builds healthy communities Supports food security for low income familiesCommunity gardens come in many shapes and sizes

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Did you know?

Community gardens can:•Improve neighborhoods•Increase property values•Revitalize disadvantaged areas•Act as a catalyst for economic development

"We find that the opening of a community garden has a statistically significant positive impact on residential properties within 1000 feet of the garden, and that the impact increases over time… Finally, we find that the opening of a garden is associated with other changes in the neighborhood, such as increasing rates of homeownership, and thus may be serving as catalysts for economic redevelopment of the community.“

Paul Hughes Calgary Food Policy Council

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Enhancing local food security Supporting our local food banks Helping low-income neighbors grow their own food

Providing a community recreation opportunityProviding community education

Gardening methods, plant selection, compostingFood preservation methods

Produce above was delivered to our local Anacortes 100 and Salvation Army

Food Banks

Ourgarden

is …

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A Community Partnership

The City of Anacortes and Transition Fidalgo & Friends (formerly Skagit Beat the Heat) formed a partnership to develop and operate one or more community gardensA formal Memorandum of Agreement spells out each

organizations commitments and responsibilitiesACG Advisory Committee guides the long term

goals and operation of the community garden program

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Partnership – Cont’d

City of Anacortes provides:Land, water, port-a-pottyLiability insurance coverageDeliveries of compost, mulch, rocksStaff and equipment support for some maintenance

workParks & Recreation “Menu” guide publishes activities

Transition Fidalgo & Friends provides:Leadership of the City’s Advisory CommitteeFinancial and operations management of the gardenManagement of application process & waitlistCommunications –newsletter, publicity, presentationsACG Website – http://anacortescommunitygardens.org

Composting area and classes provided by Skagit County

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Building the Garden - 2009

Auto Magic award provided “seed” money for projectBeat the Heat raised money and organized

volunteersCity supplied some labor and materialsLocal businesses donated materials

Community support has been phenomenalSkagit Beat the HeatWSU Master GardenersService clubsLocal businessesLocal newspaperHospitalIndividuals

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We hope this will be the first of several

community gardens developed by the City of Anacortes

and Transition Fidalgo & Friends

29th Street

28th Street

San Juan

LanesBowling

Alley

BayviewApartment

s

Existing Playfield

2929thth Street Street Community Community

GardenGarden

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29th Street

We had a plan …• Social marketing important• 80’ x 100’ fenced garden is

located on City Park property• Water provided free• Shed & community tools• Compost area • Onsite education• Curtain drain added by City

• Full or half plots available• 12 ea 10’ x 24’ plots• Two food bank plots• Six children's plots• Five ADA raised beds with

packed gravel pathways• Handicap parking spaces

• Maintenance• Gardeners maintain common

areas (8 hours/year required)

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How it works – the admin stuff

Advisory Committee meets bi-monthlyReviews finances; future planning

Applications are renewed annuallyRules and applications on websitesGarden Committee oversees activitiesGardeners sign “rules”

acknowledgement and liability waiver annually Current gardeners have first right of

refusal (if they fulfilled their 8 volunteer hours)

If no plot available, placed on waitlistPlot fees spent for maintenance and

upgrades to the gardenGarden Committee submits budget to

the Advisory Committee for review

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29th Street Garden photos by Dana Styber

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2010 Accessible

Garden Addition

A BIG THANKS to WA Conservation

Corp & Kiwanis Sunrisers

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The work was hard…

29th Street Garden photos by Dana Styber

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But worth it!29th Street Garden photos by Dana Styber

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In 2009, Skagit Beat the Heat started Eat Your Yard, a companion lawn conversion projectPromoting converting CO2 intensive lawns to garden

spaceVeggie U classes at Anacortes LibraryProviding demonstration workshops at 29th Street

Garden

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For More Informat

ion

Contact Advisory Committee:Betty Carteret, Committee ChairJonn Lunsford Anacortes Parks Dept.

Visit garden websites at: http://anacortescommunitygardens.org

http://acga.localharvest.org/garden/M2514

Learn more about Eat Your Yard at http://anacortescommunitygardens.org/eat-your-yard.html