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Creating Community Through Urban Gardens, Jay Gratchner, Susan Hartnett, Susan Kroll, Laurie Nicholson
Creating Community Through Urban Gardens, Jay Gratchner, Susan Hartnett, Susan Kroll, Laurie Nicholson
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects
"Creating Community Through Urban Gardening" represents the commitment of four individuals to assist the Oregon Food Bank (OFB) in its efforts to meet the food needs of the people of Oregon. The project was specifically designed to assist OFB in achieving its strategic goals which seek to "triple the amount of quality food acquired and made available to disadvantaged people" and to "impact the conditions underlying hunger and to promote the empowerment of disadvantaged people to achieve economic independence." The work of the project explored strategies for an urban gardening program that could be implemented by OFB. This report is …