A community garden is a green space were the land is used by people living in the surrounding area to grow food collectively and were the produce is shared out according to those who have worked the plot.

Commonly, local people come together to share what they know about food growing and further develop this knowledge with others in the group on the shared and collective plot of land.  They provide spaces for community interactions and social events, for learning and creativity, for experiencing nature and for exercise.  They bring people together, build relationships, reconnect people to nature and the soil.  They can be places to educate young people about where food comes from and how it is grown. 

In addition to this, community gardens help people who are on low incomes and who need to subsidise these, by providing fresh and healthy food for them to eat.  It has been demonstrated that the growing of food can build self-esteem, confidence and encourages medium levels of exercise. 

The great thing about community gardens is that they can be created anywhere: from rooftops in tight urban living areas, to inner city green spaces, to corners of housing estates, to surrounding community buildings or inside school grounds.

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