Purpose & Goal
To promote food sovereignty, and local control of the food system, by creating publicly accessible food-scapes in our community.
To eliminate some of the barriers in installing a vegetable garden.
To promote a sharing economy and the decommodification of food.
How We Help
-Provide vegetable starts and seeds that are seasonally appropriate for success.
-Provide signage for passerby about the rules and purpose of the garden.
-Provide some supplies, which may include organic fertilizers, hand tools, and trellising.
-Provide resources and education.
How You Can Help
Be a host!
-Maintain and steward the garden.
-Harvest the garden for yourself, and to donate to the food bank.
-Encourage others to harvest.
-Be part of a growing community of garden hosts and advocates for food sovereignty.
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Welcome! We are so happy you are interested in being an Urban Abundance Resiliency Garden host. Please review the expectations of being a garden host before applying. We will reach out to you within 7 days after you have submitted your application.
Urban Abundance Program's mission is "To engage neighbors in the creation, maintenance, and harvest of edible landscapes that are accessible to everyone."
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-Plant fruit and vegetable starts in a spot accessible to public
-Maintain fruit and vegetables, and weed by hand
-Will not use pesticides, herbicides, or petroleum-based fertilizers
-Willing to participate in end of summer "self lead garden tour" to display your Resiliency Garden
-Share pictures of your Resiliency Garden throughout the growing season
-Cannot sell any of the produce or plants out of the garden
-You may take and eat from this garden, but you must leave some for others to have from the garden
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-Provide fruit and vegetable starts
-Provide necessary tools and materials, within capacity
-Provide assistance and support with any garden questions or needs, within capacity
-Provide signage about the garden and rules for passerby to read (i.e. "take a few, weed a few")
*Priority will be given to people and communities commonly under-served, including but not limited to communities/people of color, LGBTQ communities/people, and neuro-diverse communities/people.
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¡Bienvenidos! Estamos muy contentos de que esté interesado/a en ser un anfitrión de Slow Food Resiliency Garden. Por favor revise las expectativas de ser un anfitrión del jardín antes de aplicar. En 7 dias le notificaremos si es seleccionado/a para albergar un jardín de resiliencia en 7 días.
Programa de Abundancia Urbana es "Involucrar a los vecinos en la creación, mantenimiento y cosecha de frutas y verduras urbanas que sean accesibles para todos".
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La planta de frutas y verduras comienza en un lugar accesible al público.
-Mantener frutas y verduras y hierba a mano
-No utilizará pesticidas, herbicidas ni fertilizantes a base de petróleo.
-Dispuesto a participar en el "recorrido por el jardín autodirigido" de fin de verano para exhibir su jardín de resiliencia
-Comparta fotos de su jardín de resiliencia durante la temporada de crecimiento
-No se puede vender ninguno de los productos o plantas fuera del jardín.
-Puedes tomar y comer de este jardín, pero debes dejar algunos para que otros se lleven alimentos del jardín
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-Proveer los comienzos de frutas y verduras.
-Proveer herramientas y materiales necesarios, dentro de la capacidad.
-Proveer asistencia y apoyo con cualquier pregunta o necesidad del jardín, dentro de su capacidad.
-Proveer letreros sobre el jardín y reglas para que los transeúntes lo lean (es decir, "llevese algunos, quite algunas malas hierbas").
* Se dará prioridad a las personas y comunidades comúnmente desatendidas, incluidas, entre otras, las comunidades / personas de color, las comunidades / personas LGBTQ y las comunidades / personas neuro-diversas.
