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'''Garden sharing''' is a [[local food]] and [[urban farming]] arrangement where a landowner allows a gardener access to land, typically a front or back [[yard (land)|yard]], in order to grow food.
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This may be an informal, one-to-one relationship, but numerous Web-based projects exist to facilitate matchmaking. In some cases, garden sharing projects are launched as a way to shorten [[community garden]] waiting lists that are common in many cities.<ref name="sharecropping">[http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-share20-2009jun20,0,1628042.story Modern-day share-cropping] ''Los Angeles Times'', June 20, 2009</ref><ref name="bearsfruit">[http://www.thestar.com/article/663813 Garden-sharing program bears fruit] ''The Star'', July 10, 2009</ref>
A yardsharing arrangement is created to allow the members of a group to share resources to grow food locally together. Resources people share such as space, time, strength, skills or tools, do not always happen in one household. Gathering friends, neighbors, family or communities of faith together to grow food has a few other advantages. People can save money and time, eat better food which has fewer miles involved in it's growing. Yardsharing also deepens community and strengthens neighborhoods.
 
   
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==Organisation==
Yardsharing Sites:
 
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Garden sharing arrangements take two main forms. The simplest is an agreement between two parties: one supplies the land, the other supplies the labour, and the proceeds are shared. In larger collaborations, groups, often neighbours, share garden spaces, labour and the harvest.<ref name="structure">[http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/06/like_an_eager_vine_urban_garde.html Like an eager vine, urban garden sharing spreads its roots] ''The Oregonian'', June 04, 2009</ref>
   
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The specifics addressed by a garden sharing agreement are potentially numerous, and the contract itself may be simple or exhaustive. Issues to be considered include terms of access, acceptable behavior, and who supplies what as far as gardening equipment and supplies. At one end of the scale, a verbal arrangement may be all that is expected.<ref name="agreements1">[http://www.urbangardenshare.org/?p=about_gardens "Growing Relations"] Urban Garden Share, US</ref> However, garden sharing organisations often suggest a written agreement and supply sample contracts.<ref name="agreements2">[http://books.google.ca/books?id=6utl5IWTV6QC&pg=PT271&lpg=PT271&dq=garden+sharing+agreement&source=bl&ots=_pJoRY-0Lp&sig=wUOkRDsbBcEMo0yXrMGeoEsxags&hl=en&ei=eUJvSqzBIZLqMd62tOAI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1 ''The Sharing Solution''] by Emily Doskow, Janelle Orsi pp. 259-262 (Nolo, 2009)</ref><ref name="sharecroppercontract">[http://www.gazette.com/articles/sacramento-55473-binds-sharecropper.html 'Sharecropper contract' binds landowner, gardener] by Cathy Locke. ''Colorado Springs Gazette''. June 1, 2009.</ref><ref name="agreements3">[http://landshare.channel4.com/sample-agreements "Sample agreements: Pro forma templates"] Landshare, UK</ref> Organisers may also interview participants before suggesting a match.<ref>[http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Grassroots-garden-sharing-scheme-blooms/article-1026442-detail/article.html Grassroots garden sharing scheme blooms] thisisbath.co.uk (''The Bath Chronicle''). May 27, 2009.</ref>
[http://hyperlocavore.com hyperlocavore - a yardsharing community - because everyone loves a homegrown tomato!]
 
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[http://yardsharing.org Portland Yardsharing]
 
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==Garden sharing projects==
[http://landshare.net Landshare UK]
 
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The Web is frequently used as a platform for initiating garden sharing arrangements. Web sites connecting landowners and growers are generally free and non-commercial. Web sites are instituted by a variety of parties, including private individuals, government agencies, and non-profit groups.
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===North America===
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Numerous local, regional and national programs exist across the U.S. and Canada. Examples include:
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*Growfriend.org, matching garden owners with gardeners in [[Los Angeles County, California]], is run by the L.A. Community Garden Council, overseer of community gardens in Los Angeles.
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*Yardsharing.org of [[Portland, Oregon]], is a free online service devoted to connecting renters with landowners, with the goal of creating food for all. The website, created in 2007 by Joshua Patterson, resulted from a local media campaign to find relief for the Portland Community Gardens Program.<ref name=sharecropping />
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*Hyperlocavore.com is a free, U.S.-based international service that matches garden owners with gardeners, and facilitates the set-up of neighbourhood produce exchanges and other sharing projects.<ref name=sharecropping />
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*SharingBackyards.com, run by a sustainability [[Non-profit organization|NPO]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], was launched in 2006 by a volunteer at a community garden—the free programme is now in over 20 cities across North America.<ref name=bearsfruit />
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*UrbanGardenShare.org, matching garden owners with gardeners in the [[Seattle]], [[Washington (U.S. state)]] region, is the result of a collaboration between an individual and a local sustainability group.<ref>[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2009577894_pacificpfoothoods02.html Saving the planet, one block, one small project at a time] by Mary Rothschild. ''Seattle Times''. August 10, 2009.</ref>
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===Europe===
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Landshare is a high-profile national garden sharing project in England, spearheaded by [[celebrity chef]] and TV personality [[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]], in conjunction with public-service broadcaster [[Channel 4]]. Growers, landowners and volunteers can, at no charge, register their interest in participating in a share in their area. There are over 40,000 members.<ref>[http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/share-garden/article-787024-detail/article.html Garden sharing scheme to fight credit crunch]. thisislincolnshire.co.uk (''Lincolnshire Echo''). March 21, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://landshare.channel4.com Landshare], in conjunction with public-service broadcaster [[Channel 4]].</ref>
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yours2share enables people to find like-minded partners to share gardens, allotments and land. Garden sharers use the service free of charge. yours2share has over 6,000 members.<ref>[http://www.yours2share.com/12-landshare/ads yours2share]</ref>
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In France a similar project, name "prêter son jardin" (share your garden) was developed in 2010 by a journalist.
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===Worldwide===
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Garden sharing projects are also incorporated into larger [[sustainability]] schemes. Transition Town Totnes (Totnes, England)<ref>[http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/gardenshare/home Transition Town Totnes Garden Share Project] is part of the [[Transition Towns]] initiative in Totnes, Devon, England.</ref><ref>[http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article5158241.ece Transition: gearing up for the great power-down] by Luke Leitch. TimesOnline (''The Times''). November 17, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7668344.stm Garden scheme to grow food] (video) BBC News. Monday, 13 October 2008.</ref> and Transition Timaru (Timaru, NZ)<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_2742423">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/2742423/Local-food-advocates-seek-Aoraki-links |title=Local food advocates seek Aoraki links |author=Berry, Michael |date=August 12, 2009 |work=[[The Timaru Herald]] |accessdate=September 30, 2011}}</ref> have instituted garden sharing projects as part of their [[Transition Towns]] efforts to prepare communities on a local level for the effects of [[climate change]] and [[peak oil]].
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*[http://www.homegrownuk.org/ Homegrownuk] matches garden owners with gardeners in the [[UK]]. There is a recurring fee.
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*[http://www.spareground.co.uk Spareground] is a free service allowing anyone in the UK to donate or rent out their spare space, including gardens, driveways, and grazing land.
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==See also==
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*[[American Community Gardening Association]]
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*[[Organic farming]]
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*[[:Category:Urban agriculture|Category: Urban agriculture]]
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*[[:Category:Sustainable agriculture|Category: Sustainable agriculture]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/04/ethicalliving.organics Tanis Taylor on the garden-sharers growing their own food.] ''The Guardian''. 4 September 2008
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*[http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5053449/ Gardeners plant seeds of sharing] WRAL.com (WRAL-TV). April 30, 2009
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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardenprojects/4436926/Landshare-schemes-Share-and-share-alike.html Landshare schemes: Share and share alike.] ''The Telegraph''. 2 February 2009
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*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/16/ST2009071604213.html?sid=ST2009071604213 Recession Lesson: Share and Swap Replaces Grab and Buy] by Nancy Trejos. ''Washington Post'', July 17, 2009
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*[https://progardenreviews.com/how-to-grow-coreopsis-plant/ How To Grow Coreopsis Plant: Simple Guide Progarden] Reviews, August 13, 2019
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*Test an experiments done for this article on [https://trinitybellwoods.org/ Trinity Bellwoods Park (Garden)]
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=== [https://www.myproyard.com/best-rain-barrel/ Best Rain Barrels 2020 : Reviews and Buying Guide] by Tabb Adams. MyProYard, February 29, 2020 ===
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 21 September 2020

Garden sharing is a local food and urban farming arrangement where a landowner allows a gardener access to land, typically a front or back yard, in order to grow food.

This may be an informal, one-to-one relationship, but numerous Web-based projects exist to facilitate matchmaking. In some cases, garden sharing projects are launched as a way to shorten community garden waiting lists that are common in many cities.[1][2]

Organisation

Garden sharing arrangements take two main forms. The simplest is an agreement between two parties: one supplies the land, the other supplies the labour, and the proceeds are shared. In larger collaborations, groups, often neighbours, share garden spaces, labour and the harvest.[3]

The specifics addressed by a garden sharing agreement are potentially numerous, and the contract itself may be simple or exhaustive. Issues to be considered include terms of access, acceptable behavior, and who supplies what as far as gardening equipment and supplies. At one end of the scale, a verbal arrangement may be all that is expected.[4] However, garden sharing organisations often suggest a written agreement and supply sample contracts.[5][6][7] Organisers may also interview participants before suggesting a match.[8]

Garden sharing projects

The Web is frequently used as a platform for initiating garden sharing arrangements. Web sites connecting landowners and growers are generally free and non-commercial. Web sites are instituted by a variety of parties, including private individuals, government agencies, and non-profit groups.

North America

Numerous local, regional and national programs exist across the U.S. and Canada. Examples include:

  • Growfriend.org, matching garden owners with gardeners in Los Angeles County, California, is run by the L.A. Community Garden Council, overseer of community gardens in Los Angeles.
  • Yardsharing.org of Portland, Oregon, is a free online service devoted to connecting renters with landowners, with the goal of creating food for all. The website, created in 2007 by Joshua Patterson, resulted from a local media campaign to find relief for the Portland Community Gardens Program.[1]
  • Hyperlocavore.com is a free, U.S.-based international service that matches garden owners with gardeners, and facilitates the set-up of neighbourhood produce exchanges and other sharing projects.[1]
  • SharingBackyards.com, run by a sustainability NPO in Victoria, British Columbia, was launched in 2006 by a volunteer at a community garden—the free programme is now in over 20 cities across North America.[2]
  • UrbanGardenShare.org, matching garden owners with gardeners in the Seattle, Washington (U.S. state) region, is the result of a collaboration between an individual and a local sustainability group.[9]

Europe

Landshare is a high-profile national garden sharing project in England, spearheaded by celebrity chef and TV personality Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, in conjunction with public-service broadcaster Channel 4. Growers, landowners and volunteers can, at no charge, register their interest in participating in a share in their area. There are over 40,000 members.[10][11]

yours2share enables people to find like-minded partners to share gardens, allotments and land. Garden sharers use the service free of charge. yours2share has over 6,000 members.[12]

In France a similar project, name "prêter son jardin" (share your garden) was developed in 2010 by a journalist.

Worldwide

Garden sharing projects are also incorporated into larger sustainability schemes. Transition Town Totnes (Totnes, England)[13][14][15] and Transition Timaru (Timaru, NZ)[16] have instituted garden sharing projects as part of their Transition Towns efforts to prepare communities on a local level for the effects of climate change and peak oil.

See also

  • American Community Gardening Association
  • Organic farming
  • Category: Urban agriculture
  • Category: Sustainable agriculture

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Modern-day share-cropping Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2009
  2. 2.0 2.1 Garden-sharing program bears fruit The Star, July 10, 2009
  3. Like an eager vine, urban garden sharing spreads its roots The Oregonian, June 04, 2009
  4. "Growing Relations" Urban Garden Share, US
  5. The Sharing Solution by Emily Doskow, Janelle Orsi pp. 259-262 (Nolo, 2009)
  6. 'Sharecropper contract' binds landowner, gardener by Cathy Locke. Colorado Springs Gazette. June 1, 2009.
  7. "Sample agreements: Pro forma templates" Landshare, UK
  8. Grassroots garden sharing scheme blooms thisisbath.co.uk (The Bath Chronicle). May 27, 2009.
  9. Saving the planet, one block, one small project at a time by Mary Rothschild. Seattle Times. August 10, 2009.
  10. Garden sharing scheme to fight credit crunch. thisislincolnshire.co.uk (Lincolnshire Echo). March 21, 2009.
  11. Landshare, in conjunction with public-service broadcaster Channel 4.
  12. yours2share
  13. Transition Town Totnes Garden Share Project is part of the Transition Towns initiative in Totnes, Devon, England.
  14. Transition: gearing up for the great power-down by Luke Leitch. TimesOnline (The Times). November 17, 2008.
  15. Garden scheme to grow food (video) BBC News. Monday, 13 October 2008.
  16. Berry, Michael (August 12, 2009). Local food advocates seek Aoraki links. The Timaru Herald. Retrieved on September 30, 2011.

External links

Best Rain Barrels 2020 : Reviews and Buying Guide by Tabb Adams. MyProYard, February 29, 2020

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