|Date:||Dec 16, 2020|
|Topic(s):||Environment: Parks, Gardens, and Green Spaces|
Community garden networks have had varying degrees of success across the country. Even though community gardening can have a tremendous impact on local communities, health, food access, adjacent property values, and decreasing crime, they have yet to be seen as a legitimate land use by many city governments, including in Buffalo, New York. However, there are a variety of laws, policies, and strategies community organizations have implemented to support the practice of community gardening. This report provides an overview of how community gardens are managed in twelve different cities across the country, especially relating to financial sustainability and protection of land. After a review of these case studies, this report provides a list of recommendations for the City of Buffalo as well as resident advocates on how they can support and expand community gardening.