strategy
Applying community growing skills
Synonyms:
Cultivating communally Implementation:
The poverty-stricken Handsworth areas of Birmingham, UK has a high proportion of people from the Indian sub-continent, but relatively few outlets where they can buy the vegetables they are used to. However they did have other resources: expertise in growing oriental vegetables, a great deal of spare land and small grant. Ashram Acres, the gardens from derelict houses, were turned over to growing yams and other crops, additionally providing work for the unemployed and income for the community. Broader:
Developing new skillsJoining in community actionEngaging marketable community skillsCatalyzing community food productionDeveloping community leisure activities Facilitates:
Diversifying local economiesDeveloping available community resourcesStrengthening community-based land resource protection Facilitated by:
Relying on community resourcesDemonstrating small scale farmingOrganizing local self-help activitiesBeautifying neighbourhood living environment Values:
CommunityAnticommunity Subjects:
Action → ApplicationSociety → Communities
Social Activity → Human resources
Agriculture, Fisheries → Cultivation
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
