Bringing Environmental Awareness through Community Gardens

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LITERATURE REVIEW TEMPLATE [Rev. 7/16/21]
1. How would this source be helpful to your topic?
This helps research the importance of community gardens. The authors focus on factors that
motivate people's participation in community gardening. Therefore, it allows readers to
understand the participation enabling factors. It also explores the barriers that could hinder
involvement in community gardening activities which can help improve participation by finding
relevant ways to mitigate them (Kingsley et al., 2019).
2. Describe the methodology and technique[s] the author used to gather data for this source?
The authors use a case study of Melbourne, Australia. They conduct semi-structured interviews
with respondents from six community gardens (Kingsley et al., 2019). Using a diverse range of
participants ensures they get significant insights into the subject of study.

3. Have you learned more about what your community is doing regarding your topic or what
other cities, states, or countries are doing? Why or why not?
I have learned that the community strives to underpin community gardening participation by
educating people on how the activity can positively impact the urban phase.

4. What lesson[s] did you learn after reading this source? [For example, ethical implications,
stakeholders' involvement, demographics, leadership, etc.].
I have learned that Community gardening is crucial, especially in urban areas. It plays a
significant role in uniting people from different communities, ages, and social classes.
Research Question: How can we bring environmental awareness through community gardens?
Type of Literature Resource: Peer-reviewed journal
APA Citation: Menconi, M. E., Heland, L., & Grohmann, D. (2020). Learning from the
gardeners of the oldest community garden in Seattle: Resilience explained through ecosystem
services analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 56, 126878.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126878
APA Reference: (Menconi et al., 2020).
This resource is helpful since it looks into one of the oldest community gardens in Seattle. It also
evaluates how the garden's success impacted the city's reputation and inspiration. The authors
also explore why people participate in community gardening activities (Menconi et al., 2020).
The authors use a case study of Picardo Farm in Seattle and interview members of its P-Patch
program (Menconi et al., 2020). Focusing on this farm enables them to gain specific and accurate
first-hand information, which can help educate the public about the activities. This resource has
helped me understand how ecosystem services play a part in the resilience of community
gardening. It has also helped me understand how urban areas can strive to overcome barriers that
hinder urban agriculture.
Research Question: How relevant are community gardens in the contemporary world?

Type of Literature Resource: Peer-reviewed journal

APA Citation: Koay, W. I., & Dillon, D. (2020). Community gardening: Stress, well-being, and
resilience potentials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health, 17(18), 6740. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186740
APA Reference: (Koay & Dillon 2020).

This resource is helpful since it explores how community gardening is relevant even in the
contemporary world. It explores the relationship between community gardening and health
benefits. It helps readers understand how the activity plays a part in shaping health issues (Koay
& Dillon 2020). The article uses a survey that involves 111 participants to get relevant insights.
This article has helped me understand that some countries are going further to exploit the
benefits of community gardening fully. It reports more mental health benefits among community
gardeners than individual gardeners (Koay & Dillon 2020).
 References
Koay, W. I., & Dillon, D. (2020). Community gardening: Stress, well-being, and resilience

potentials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18),

6740. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186740

Kingsley, J., Foenander, E., & Bailey, A. (2019). "You feel like you're part of something bigger":

exploring motivations for community garden participation in Melbourne, Australia. BMC

Public Health, 19(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7108-3

Menconi, M. E., Heland, L., & Grohmann, D. (2020). Learning from the gardeners of the oldest

community garden in Seattle: Resilience explained through ecosystem services

analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 56, 126878.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126878