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Bukowski, Catherine.
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Edible forest gardens.
Community gardens.
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Bukowski, Catherine.
Edible forest gardens.
Community gardens.
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The
community
food
forest
handbook
:
how
to
plan
,
organize
, and
nurture
edible
gathering
places
/ Catherine Bukowski and John Munsell.
by
Bukowski, Catherine.
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2018.
Call #:
635 B932c
Subjects
Edible
forest
gardens.
Community
gardens.
ISBN:
9781603586443 (pbk.)
Description:
x, 257 p. : col. ill.; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Fueled by the popularity of permaculture and agroecology,
community
food
forests are capturing the imaginations of people in neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the United States. Along with
community
gardens and farmers markets,
community
food
forests are an avenue toward creating access to nutritious
food
and promoting environmental sustainability where we live. Interest in installing them in public spaces is on the rise. People are the most vital component of
community
food
forests, but while we know more than ever about
how
to design
food
forests, the ways in which to best
organize
and lead groups of people involved with these projects has received relatively little attention. In The
Community
Food
Forest
Handbook
, Catherine Bukowski and John Munsell dive into the civic aspects of
community
food
forests, drawing on observations, group meetings, and interviews at over 20 projects across the country and their own experience creating and managing a
food
forest
. They combine the stories and strategies gathered during their research with concepts of
community
development and project management to outline steps for creating lasting public
food
forests that positively impact communities. Rather than rehash
food
forest
design, which classic books such as
Forest
Gardening and
Edible
Forest
Gardens address in great detail, The
Community
Food
Forest
Handbook
uses systems thinking and draws on social change theory to focus on
how
to work with diverse groups of people when conceiving of, designing, and implementing a
community
food
forest
. To find practical ground, the authors use management phases to highlight the ebb and flow of
community
capitals from a project s inception to its completion. They also explore examples of positive feedbacks that are often unexpected but offer avenues for enhancing the success of a
community
food
forest
. The
Community
Food
Forest
Handbook
provides readers with helpful ideas for building and sustaining momentum, working with diverse public and private stakeholders, integrating assorted civic interests and visions within one project, creating safe and attractive sites, navigating
community
policies, positively affecting public perception, and managing site evolution and adaptation. Its concepts and examples showcase the complexities of
community
food
forests, highlighting the human resilience of those who learn and experience what is possible when they collaborate on a shared vision for their
community
."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Munsell, John.
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