V. Food Assessment Research: Morris Community
What prevents you from gardening?
Non-gardeners were asked what would help them to start gardening. Forty-two percent indicated access to land or other resources, 32 percent would like classes on how to start and maintain a garden, 16 percent would like classes on how to cook
using fresh produce, and 10 percent would need physical labor assistance. Twenty percent indicated that didn’t have an interest in starting to garden.
What would help you start gardening?
During the community food assessment, a number of new rural and urban “community gardens� were in the news across the state of Minnesota. Some communities made individual garden spaces available to growers, others created a shared community plot raising foods for a local food shelf. Most offer access to water and a composting site, with some offering gardening tools
and mulch. Two Morris property owners offer local residents the opportunity to garden on their land, in privately owned community gardens. More information is needed on these gardening opportunities and the resources provided.
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