Neighborhood Gardening Co-op
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- Kirk_Johnson
- Burwell47
- Mary_Henry
- TCfromKY
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» Kirk_Johnson - Welcome Back
Welcome back, Mary.I live in a small community, so I can imagine participating in co-op, although the bickering typical of small communities would make me a bit wary.
I wonder how well a co-op would work in larger communities? Would a person sell their share in a chipper when they sell their home?
-- posted by Kirk_Johnson
» Burwell47 - Re: Welcome Back
In response to message posted by Kirk_Johnson:Well although in principle it seems a very good idea (in a perfect world )I would put it a bit more strongly than Kirk, even in war time britain we grew our own veg, and the farmers horse would come and plow your yard (garden)and you would never be short of manure, even if you had to scrape it up off the village lanes? and you would be happy to lend a cup of sugar to your neighbour, but as for lending them your tools, that you could not do without (should a breakage occur, or they were not returned ? well that is another question altogether. Now in todays climate with the market trolley full to bursting with junk food, and the constant hazard of crossing the highways without running into a gas gusseling 4 by 4 monster, well perhaps one street in a million, as in britain the only thing that gets planted on the ground is empty big mac cartons and cigarette papers??
-- posted by Burwell47
» Mary_Henry - Re: Re: Welcome Back
In response to message posted by Burwell47:I'm sure it would not work everywhere. I have lived in neighborhoods where it would not. But optimist that I am, and having seen one work (even if I didn't see the long term results - I moved) and now belonging to a family and friends group, I do believe that, in the right circumstances, it will work.
In the first instance, the neighbors did buy out one share when a person moved away.
In my instance, each of us owns something the others use. It does require everyone to work at making it work. I guess today, I feel it is more important for us to try to make our community relationships work than ever. At least, we get to know our neighbors better by investigating the possibilities.
-- posted by Mary_Henry
» TCfromKY - Hello Fellow Northern Gardener!
Just wanted to etroduce myself Ms. Henry and say that I enjoyed reading about the community gardening idea.I was at a seminar recently that featured Eliot Coleman (such a nice and very affable man) and he gave a lecture mentioning community gardens and how they could be, and are in some places, very beneficial if more of us gardening folks would get involved with them.
Thanks for your inspirations here!
-- posted by TCfromKY
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