Dig Deeper: Community garden resources
Some links from Chris:
New York City Community Garden Coalition
Open Space Index Report, New Yorkers for Parks,
American Community Gardening Association,
Histories of NYC Community Gardens
New York’s Community Gardens (1970s-2002): TreeBranch Network, Neighborhood Open Space Coalition
Community Gardens in New York City: the Lower East
Side of Manhattan (1960s-2002), Not Bored
Contemporary reports from the 2002 Settlement Agreement
Bringing Peace to the Garden of Tranquility, Richard
Stapleton, Land&People, Fall 1999, Trust for Public Land
Community Gardens Endangered Still, Anne Schwartz, Gotham
Gazette, May 2001
Community Garden Negotiations, Anne Schwartz, Gotham
Gazette, May 2002,
The 2010 Settlement Expiration and Proposed New Rules
Keeping the Gardens Green, NY Times editorial, 8/2/10
Green groups fear new community garden rules, Heather
Haddon, AM New York, 8/4/10
Coalition Seeks More Protection For Community Gardens,
Raanan Geberer, Brooklyn Eagle, 8/6/10
Time's Up Response To Benepe's Embarrassing NY Post
Community Garden Op-Ed, A Walk in the Park, 8/12/10
Well it looks like another typical battle in tribunals.
Money making zealots versus
the public interest.
Get the funds for environmental attorneys, quickly and good luck.
Garden Your City, Barbara Hobens Feldt. Order at https//:www.gardenyourcity.com