Community gardens are therapeutic landscapes in so many ways. They enable people to become better connected with their land, and their food, and the people around them, which in turn fosters community, encourages good nutrition, and increases stewardship of the land.

Good books and articles:

Coble, Sarah FK (2005). “Apples from Asphalt.” Dwell, Vol. 5, No. 3, Jan/Feb, pp. 98-100 (Article about City Farm’s Mobile City Farmstead).

Shearin, Rhonda (2003). “You Bette! From Bathhouse to Boathouse, Midler is Part of the Solution.” Landscape Architecture, Vol. 93, No. 11, November, pp. 15-16.

Starescheski, Amy. “New York Community Gardens.” Land Forum, Vol. 04, pp. 90-93 (Article about NYC community gardens when Guiliani tried to get rid of them; nice photos).

Green, Lee (2000). “Learning by Doing.” Spirit, (Southwest Airlines Magazine), pp. 30-34 (Article on “Food From the Hood,” a student-owned garden and salad dressing business in South Central Los Angeles).

Hynes, H. Patricia (1996). A Patch of Eden: America’s Inner-City Gardens. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company.

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Good links to good org's

American Community Gardening Association, www.communitygarden.org

An excellent resource with many more links - a good place to start

Urban Agriculture Notes, by City Farmer

Another great resource, with more good links on their site

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (UK)

Green Guerillas, New York City, www.greenguerillas.org