Demonstration (or demo) gardens highlight a variety of plant types, sustainable practices, and how to grow edible plants. In this setting, participants get to test out different plant varieties as well as techniques for growing them. Demo gardens are often the result of a city or university project, or a gardening extension program. And they may have a theme, such as a garden for native plants, herbs or medicinals, or gardens designed for children. Institutional Gardens Mitchell R, Hanstad T: Small Homegarden Plots and Sustainable Livelihoods for the Poor. 2004, Rome, Italy: LSP Working Paper 11 The Culpeper (Aldgate) - Perched up on the top of the pub, the rooftop garden is a City oasis with great food to boot. The news you didn’t want to hear is that the world’s favourite coffee – Arabica ( Coffea arabica) is under threat from climate change. Thankfully, measures are in place to safeguard our morning brew. Kew researchers have recently found that a rare species of wild coffee from Upper West Africa, known as Sierra Leone coffee ( Coffea stenophylla), can tolerate much warmer temperatures than Arabica. This opens up the potential to breed and produce new, climate-resilient coffee crops for global consumption, helping to protect coffee farming from the climate crisis. Fonio

Sthapit BR, Rana RB, Hue NN, Rijal DR: The diversity of taro and sponge gourds in traditional home gardens in Nepal and Vietnam. Home Gardens and Agrobiodiversity. Edited by: Eyzaguirre PB, Linares OF. 2004, 234-254. Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Books, A food garden can be anything from a few container pots on a patio to a large field of veggies. It can be a traditionally designed potager garden or an indoor countertop setup with LED plant lights. You can also surround your food garden with companion plants (for instance, evergreens make wonderful companion plants for berry bushes). And it’s not just in urban areas. Community gardens can work wonders in suburbs and rural areas as well. Delving deep into specific fields of study within horticulture, Mary Jane has an extensive knowledge base on sustainable gardening practices (including permaculture), soil science, and selecting cultivars well-suited to home gardeners. Her passion isn't just limited to plants; she's a staunch advocate for holistic, eco-friendly gardening techniques that benefit both flora and fauna.If he uses up the garden’s supply, Taylor will source replacement ingredients from trusted producers. But even then, he says: “If you want something, you can’t necessarily get it. Our standpoint is to react to nature. Last year, we only had strawberries for two weeks. The farm we wanted to work with lost their crop due to the sun.” Hold a meeting with anyone interested in the garden to determine the feasibility of making it happen. Cleveland DA, Orum TV, Ferguson N: Economic value of home vegetable gardens in an urban desert environment. Hort Sci. 1985, 20 (4): 694-696. Watch the video interview or read the transcript of my Food Revolution Conversation with Soul Fire Farm’s co-founder and co-director, Leah Penniman, here .) 5. Homeless Garden Project

Bleasdale T, Crouch C, Harlan SL: Community gardening in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Phoenix, Arizona: Aligning programs with perceptions. Journal of Agric, Food Syst Community Dev. 2010-2011, 3 (1): 99-114. Leiva JM, Azurdia C, Ovando W, López E, Ayala H: Contribution of Home Gardens to in situ Conservation in Traditional Farming Systems—Guatemalan Component. 2001, Witzenhausen, Germany: Paper presented at Proceedings of the Second International Home Gardens Workshop, Many communities are also using gardens to create opportunities for rehabilitation and skill-building for homeless individuals, veterans, and the disabled community. Community garden work has even been shown to reduce the likelihood of prisoners re-offending. For example, the Sandusky County Jail Garden reports that when inmates participate in the jail’s garden program, their odds of being rearrested drop by 55%.Popular with both Arsenal fans and locals alike, this Highbury local doesn’t cook its own food but does have a handy arrangement with Yard Sale Pizza down the road, who deliver right to your table along with nearby Rabieng Thai. The garden is pretty big and it has plenty of covered space along with heated booths. This paper presents the developing country experiences of home gardens and looks at the specific case of post-conflict Sri Lanka d. An extensive literature search was conducted through the review of over 100 publications, reports, and book chapters, covering various aspects of home gardening to develop the theoretical framework. The inherent characteristics of home gardens as well as the contextual attributes, benefits, and constraints captured in the literature are summarized in the following sections. About home gardens And people who grow fruits and veggies themselves are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables. This is especially true of children, who are five times more likely to eat produce if they have a hand (or two) in growing them. Kids who grow up exposed to fresh produce and edible gardening have more familiarity with fresh, healthy whole foods. They know what different fruits and vegetables look like, taste like, and how to grow and prepare them — skills that will serve them for a lifetime.