Community gardens networks are widely recognized for the social, environmental and health benefits they bring to urban communities. These community networks empower groups of people with common interests in permaculture, agriculture and sustainable land use to cultivate organic vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers and trees communally or in individual allotments. Their time and effort is voluntarily dedicated towards being part of a grass roots movement which fosters community participation and collaboration in green spaces established on common land. These community gardens have the potential to produce a sustainable and nutritious food source for individuals, families or even whole communities.
For a moment let’s imagine an urban or rural utopia which best empowers communities to take control of their subsistence and meet the needs of future generations across the world. A utopia which has organized community gardens networks as a core ingredient for successful land use design and planning. Cultivated green spaces the size of football fields would be strategically located at the center of 5 km radius satellites of self-sustaining garden suburbs. These satellite suburbs have established online community networks with updated databases of local provenance of produce which is traded and distributed via eCommerce stores and local residents. Sound ideal? Lets take the initiative and make it happen!
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