Transition 2020 - Let's Grow! ...... Community Garden Planning

Chicago Park District and Gardens in the Parks
"Community gardens in the parks enhance community dynamics on many levels. Visually, the community garden can reflect the health, unity, creativity, beauty, culture and diversity of its community. Physically, the community garden can become a natural outdoor gym, where lifting, bending, pulling and pushing all promote muscular and cardiovascular activity. Socially, the community garden can bring neighbors together who once were complete strangers by providing a setting for acquaintances to become friends. Mentally, the community garden is a safe place for residents to grow and connect with nature and its provisions through caring for ornamental and edible plants. Gardeners take initiative and responsibility for the community garden and in effect, the park as a whole." Read more here . . .

We need be familiar with the documents that follow, and fill out / send in those applicable to creating a new community garden. Not too hard . . . but required:
To Do" Checklist
Manual for Development
Application
Petition
Site Survey
Letter of Commitment
Liability Waiver
Schedule of Deadlines

And here you'll find some vision/mission statements created by those convening to work on community gardens in Rogers Park that are intended to guide park development, promote organic gardening, and build community!
What's Our Vision for Community Gardens?