Outdoor Connections (Grow With Your Neighbors Community Gardening Program)
By National Recreation and Park Association | Posted on November 8, 2011
Grow With Your Neighbors (GWYN) is a community gardening program that is an outreach project of Five Rivers MetroParks. Five Rivers MetroParks maintains the public parks and trails in Dayton along with the rest of Montgomery County, Ohio.
Building Long-Term Infrastructure
By National Recreation and Park Association | Posted on November 8, 2011
The JD Rivers’ Children’s Garden is located in Theodore Wirth Park in north Minneapolis. Since it was built in 1982, the garden has provided programs for children and teens, horticulture therapy for people with disabilities, and intergenerational programming with recent immigrants.
Diverse Gardens with a Common Purpose
By National Recreation and Park Association | Posted on November 8, 2011
The community garden program is operated by McAllen’s Parks and Recreation Department. It is located at the IDEA Quest Academy, which is a K-12 charter school for low-income children. The school is adjacent to one of the city’s community centers.