From PDines@compuserve.comSat May 31 10:53:33 1997 Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 20:41:44 -0400 From: Patricia Dines To: Patricia Dines <73652.1202@compuserve.com> Subject: Urban gardens, articles in Sierra magazine May/June 1997 issue [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] Hi all - For those of you interested in urban gardening - as a food source, a way of connecting people to nature, and to each other - you probably want to check out two articles in Sierra magazine, May/June 1997 issue. The first one "Cultivating Our Cities", p19-21, discusses both historical farming in cities, in a variety of cultures (ex. Mexico, Paris), and current projects to do the same. Good detail, notions. Good focus on organic. Reference/contact information. The other article "Strong Roots", p.48-51+78, is a first-person experience in creating an urban garden in a tough city neighborhood, from vision/hopes to reality to positive outcome, not only in the garden but with the humans, kids, community... Mechanics of getting people together, funding, etc. Realistic, yet positive. "Gardening drew us all closer to the earth and nourished our neighborhood." If you're interested, I think this is the current issue at the newstands. I don't know if they have the articles (sans pics) at their web site (http://www.sierraclub.org). Or you can contact them at 85 Second St. San Francisco CA 94105. Best regards - Patricia Dines