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Patchwork: stories of gardens and community

Patchwork front cover

Patchwork includes a collection of captivating vignettes reflecting on the meaning of gardening together in community. The book shares the first person stories of ten community gardeners representing a diversity of cultural perspectives. The detailed accounts gathered by Beret Halverson are accompanied by black and white photographs taken by Jim Flint. Editor’s journal entries and practical tips provide a "how to" guide for starting and sustaining a community, neighborhood, or youth garden.

   

As people search for community and connections to the land, the stories of Patchwork reflect on the ways in which culture is created and passed down through the medium of gardening. Inspired by Paul Fleischman's book Seedfolks, Patchwork is designed to help people from diverse walks of life to better understand the benefits of community gardening.
          
Community Works Press; 2005; 36 pages;  $9.95                                    
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“We all carry our stories with us but rarely have a chance to share them with anyone who really cares to listen. Patchwork provides a mirror for the diversity of this garden planet, which is so easily taken for granted.”

                                                                                                         -- Joseph Kiefer, co-founder, Food Works


Patchwork invites the reader to meet these wonderful and diverse gardeners, and it also offers practical advice, resources, and insights into the community garden experience.
                                                                                       -- Margaret Ross Bjornson, garden writer and educator


The stories in Patchwork illustrate the rich diversity of people who community garden and the common thread that brings together love of the land, fresh food, and neighbors.

                                                                                           -- Charlie Nardozzi, National Gardening Association


Patchwork succinctly presents the many dimensions of community gardening and helps garden organizers state the case to funders about why to support their garden programs.
                                                                           -- Betsy Johnson, American Community Gardening  Association


Beautiful and moving, these inspiring stories with rich details make one want to run out and start planting!
                                                                                          -- Larissa Vigue Picard, Vermont Humanities Council

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