Difference between revisions of "Background & History of Urban Gardening"
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== Guerrilla gardening == | == Guerrilla gardening == | ||
| − | Activists regenerating urban wasteland / neglected areas without permission. | + | * Activists regenerating urban wasteland / neglected areas without permission. |
| − | Promotes aesthetic aims. | + | * Promotes aesthetic aims. |
| − | De-toxifies and improves soil. | + | * De-toxifies and improves soil. |
| − | Also to grow food and medicinal herbs. | + | * Also to grow food and medicinal herbs. |
== Permaculture (permanent agriculture) == | == Permaculture (permanent agriculture) == | ||
| − | Founder Bill Mollison (the first guerrilla gardener, planting oak trees in peoples lawns and on wastelands). | + | * Founder Bill Mollison (the first guerrilla gardener, planting oak trees in peoples lawns and on wastelands). |
| − | Practical, multi-scale, sustainable lifestyle & philosophy. | + | * Practical, multi-scale, sustainable lifestyle & philosophy. |
| − | Conscious design of environment and agriculturally productive systems. | + | * Conscious design of environment and agriculturally productive systems. |
| − | Integration of landscape and people. | + | * Integration of landscape and people. |
| − | Working to imitate nature with an evolving system. | + | * Working to imitate nature with an evolving system. |
| − | Permaculture can be a guide in having a garden seed rather than fail, through creativity, observation, and resource management. | + | * Permaculture can be a guide in having a garden seed rather than fail, through creativity, observation, and resource management. |
| − | Helping the entire community at large. | + | * Helping the entire community at large. |
| − | + | * Where resources are limited, stretching them is a valuable tool. | |
| − | Most gardeners will not have an own yard, but can work in zones (a concept from Permaculture). | + | * Most gardeners will not have an own yard, but can work in zones (a concept from Permaculture). |
== Help with typical problems == | == Help with typical problems == | ||
| − | Gardeners often face problems with pests, soil conditions, water, and sunlight. | + | * Gardeners often face problems with pests, soil conditions, water, and sunlight. |
| − | Permaculture lends itself to these problems by answering questions that may arise. | + | * Permaculture lends itself to these problems by answering questions that may arise. |
| − | Eschewing the use of chemicals. | + | * Eschewing the use of chemicals. |
| − | Helping to accomplish one's goal creatively, while doing as little damage to the eco-system as possible. | + | * Helping to accomplish one's goal creatively, while doing as little damage to the eco-system as possible. |
Latest revision as of 16:16, 1 May 2017
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Urban Gardening[edit]
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Guerrilla gardening[edit]
- Activists regenerating urban wasteland / neglected areas without permission.
- Promotes aesthetic aims.
- De-toxifies and improves soil.
- Also to grow food and medicinal herbs.
Permaculture (permanent agriculture)[edit]
- Founder Bill Mollison (the first guerrilla gardener, planting oak trees in peoples lawns and on wastelands).
- Practical, multi-scale, sustainable lifestyle & philosophy.
- Conscious design of environment and agriculturally productive systems.
- Integration of landscape and people.
- Working to imitate nature with an evolving system.
- Permaculture can be a guide in having a garden seed rather than fail, through creativity, observation, and resource management.
- Helping the entire community at large.
- Where resources are limited, stretching them is a valuable tool.
- Most gardeners will not have an own yard, but can work in zones (a concept from Permaculture).
Help with typical problems[edit]
- Gardeners often face problems with pests, soil conditions, water, and sunlight.
- Permaculture lends itself to these problems by answering questions that may arise.
- Eschewing the use of chemicals.
- Helping to accomplish one's goal creatively, while doing as little damage to the eco-system as possible.
