Chapter 04 · People & supply chainsHuman Rights & Social Sustainability

Community garden

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Definition

A community garden is a piece of land cultivated collectively by a group, providing individual or shared plots for growing food and flowers. Often established on vacant or remediated urban land — including brownfield sites — community gardens deliver food, green space and social infrastructure at neighbourhood scale.

References

US EPAUrban agriculture and brownfields

definition; brownfield reuse; benefits

Overview

What it means

It is a low-cost form of urban greening that combines food production, recreation and community building.

How it is used

Municipalities and land trusts support gardens for their documented benefits: local food access and food sovereignty, stormwater absorption, urban heat-island reduction and social cohesion.

Why it matters

Community gardens are among the most tangible, replicable entry points for neighbourhood-level sustainability.

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