Twiss J, Dickinson J, Duma S, Kleinman T, Paulsen H, Rilveria L. Community gardens: lessons learned from California healthy cities and communities. Am J Public Health 2003; 93: 1435-1441.
Summary: This article discusses the benefits of community gardens and their ability to act as catalysts for social networking and capacity building for broader policy issues outside nutrition.
General Concensus: The majority of students enjoyed this concise article.
Additional Comments:
"I feel policy makers and planners think too small. Instead of token, postage stamp, plots of land we need to think about large urban or suburban areas dedicated to gardening." (HSERV)