Old Northeast Community Garden

In the book Seedfolks, a character named Kim travels to vacant lot in her town, Cleveland Ohio, to plant Lima Beans to honor her father, who passed away before Kim was even born. While Kim is in the process of planting her beans and watering them daily, people around the vacant lot being to notice her actions . Many people follow what Kim is doing and make there own little garden, which causes the community of Cleveland to be together and to communicate to one another. Throughout the book many character come and go to the garden, and each character shares something in common with someone else apart of this Community Garden. The novel Seedfolks shows that the garden has change everyone’s perspectives on things, and made them feel apart of something they might have never been apart of before. Some people that are involved are KIm, Ana, Sae Young, Maricela, and Curtis.

The two housewives have a passionate love for gardening and bestow their love and appreciation towards their gardens. In the twentieth century, gardening was advocated as beneficial to one’s life and family. In the New England Quarterly, the journal, “Gardening as ‘Women’s Culture’ in Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s Short Fiction,” states,“The time women spent in

The garden is the vehicle in which the narrator reveals her reluctance to leave behind the imaginary world of childhood and see the realities of the adult world. The evidence supporting this interpretation is the imagery of hiding. The narrator uses the garden to hide from reality and the

I hate gardening. I hate my clumsy fingers yanking out gentle roots or my waddling feet stepping on the precious flower petals. Gardening is not my cup of tea, but my mom loves it. She is always out in the sunshine, stroking on her roses, her chrysanthemums, and her grandeur section of herbs.

Seedfolks is a story about people living in Cleveland and they live in a community that is not diverse at all.  The characters are all different races, so it is hard for them to go out in the world without thinking they are being judged or bullied by other people.  In the story, we see the characters building up to create a community garden.  This story is about how one act of kindness can generate another.  But that’s not the only theme to the story.  There are tons more morals and themes.  Such as the garden.  The garden helps bring people together and makes the dirty neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio more diverse.  The characters in the book all have something in common, they all deal with family issues and their races and cultures make them feel like they don’t belong.  But when the community garden is created, everything starts to change.  People become more open about their feelings, they have a lot of friends, and everyone we read about connects back to one another.  The characters in Seedfolks are different from one another.  They are all different races which makes them really self- conscious about how they look when they go out in public.  They do not easily meet new people due to their cultural differences and isolation in a large city.  But when they convert the vacant lot into the community garden, this provides them with the chance to break out and meet new people.  The book shows that this is an important thing because the more diverse and close a neighborhood

Gardening is the activity of planting, cultivating and tending (Oxford dictionary 2015). The origins of gardening, and its fulfilment of a human need, date back to 1500bc where archaeologists discovered ancient paintings of opulent gardens by the Egyptians (Cellauro 2015). Recognition of the benefits of gardening as a therapeutic tool in occupational therapy date back to Hartwell (1933). It provides opportunities for social inclusion which is a central component in well-being (Grabbe et al 2013).

She states that individuals in her cohort tend to be individualistic and prefer their yards, both physically and metaphorically, to

Through Finley's story, members had the opportunity to learn that urban farming is much deeper than a mere passion for gardening, it's about sustainability within our communities; creating a system that can uplift communities nationwide.

Extended response to the book Seedfolks The book Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman is about a community in Cleveland coming together through a community garden. The book starts with a little girl from Vietnam named Kim planting a few beans in honor of her dad, but little did she know it would blow up into a huge garden that changed many people's lives. The book goes through a broken community that has many prejudices and stereotypes against each other. This garden helps them all come together and break down the stereotypes.

In the beginning of her speak she uses an analogy comparing gardening to raising children “So if we want to make this world a garden for children, we must first learn the lesson of the gardener”(2). This is a very intelligent way of connecting to her audience because she explains how in gardening “You have got yo give them space and the opportunity (if they are to lift their flowers to the sun), to strike their roots deep in the soil”(2). This is allowing Sanger’s audience to understand what it is like to be a parent. You need to give your children the chance to grow and learn in a clear and happy environment. Then, she concludes her analogy saying “You cannot have a garden if you let weeds overrun it”(2). You

Shadowed Gardens: Happiness Untouched Everyone desires something. It could be the newest clothes, car, or phone. But for the woman in "The Yellow Wallpaper," it is freedom she wants. Until the 1960's, it was difficult for women wanting freedom as they were expected to be an obedient mother and wife.

After moving into the area Brian began to notice the little things that he missed from The Mission. He thought about the art, the people, but most importantly the beauty of the Mission, the flowers, the nature, the community gardens, and the lush green that was still everywhere even though he was in the heart of the city. This yearning for something naturally beautiful in his space was the catalyst of his inspiration to begin the creation of community gardens in West Oakland.But these weren't just the creations of community gardens ,they were the beginning steps to clean air and a healthy environment in places all around West Oakland. But Brian recognizes that one of the biggest challenges in the creation of these gardens is the acceptance of them in the community. And even though it seems like this is something that everyone would want he recognizes that the push back that happens is out of fear. He sees that this is a community who only only see’s receiving nice things as a means to an

My thesis is as follows: How does participating in an urban community garden influence views on gardening and perceptions of nature?

Knowing that the work that we were able to put in was benefiting many people, who are less fortunate than us. By planting and doing other chores around the nursery, we were able to help grow plants, which the Ploughshares company is then able to use the produce to help support the local low income families. The fresh produce helps the local families in many ways. This can include benefits evolved with eating fresh produce an article in Theguardian says, “...daily intake [of fruits or vegetables] of even 200g, or two and a half standard 80g portions, is associated with a 16% reduced risk of heart disease, an 18% reduced risk of stroke, a 13% reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, 4% reduced risk of cancer and a 15% reduction in the risk of premature death.” There are also benefits in the profit that Ploughshares has, since they donate it all back to the community; “100% of our sales support housing and services for formerly homeless families and individuals living on the old Alameda Naval Base in Alameda CA.” But, as I experienced, I think one of the most impactful things Ploughshares does is they leave a mark on everyone who enters the gate. At the time, I spent three hours in the sun with friends, and we had fun. We made memories from the day, and I think that the nursery allows one to forget that they are in urban Alameda, and not in a rural town. I have to guess, and

It is nice when people share what they have grown from their own garden and land. There seems to be plenty enough to go around, but we all have to do our fair share of the work. Harvesting is a lot of fun work, since you can eat a meal after you finish. So grow something and see God's work of multiplication first hand.