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Community gardening in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Phoenix, Arizona, March 2010: Aligning programs with perceptions

Publication date: 2011-05-16

Author(s):

  • Thomas Bleasdale, School of Human Evolution and Social Change

Abstract:

This study examined a struggling community gardening program in a low-income minority community in Phoenix, Arizona. The gardening program exists within a larger local food initiative organized by a nonprofit community development organization. The nonprofit's goals for the community gardening program are to provide residents with opportunities for education, extra income and socializing. In partnership with the nonprofit and local residents, we undertook a study to determine the potential for increasing the recruitment and retention of local gardeners in order to sustain a successful community gardening program. We used interviews and participant observation to create an exploratory survey that measured residents' perceptions of benefits and burdens associated with gardening. Results revealed that while respondents had a level of gardening interest and experience in the community, they also lacked awareness about the gardening program. Perceptions of the benefits and burdens of gardening varied among current gardeners, ex-gardeners, and people who had never gardened. The benefits of gardening suggested by many residents differed from the local food initiative goals. If community gardens and local food initiatives are to succeed, organizers should align their programs with the desires of neighborhood residents and educate them about a wide range of potential benefits of gardening to both individuals and neighborhoods.


Keywords:


Temporal Coverage:

2010-03-13 to 2010-03-13

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description: General research area of community gardens.
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-113.34 to -111.59
Latitude:+34.01 to +32.91

Contact:

Information Manager, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 
POB 875402,TEMPE
 caplter.data@asu.edu

Methods used in producing this dataset: Show


Data Files (1) :

Tabular: Central City South Community Garden Survey Data 2010
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Description: The survey data from a 2010 Central City South community gardening event.

Column Description Type Units
interest Level of interest in gardening
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Very Interested
  • 2: Somewhat Interested
  • 3: Neutral
  • 4: Little Interest
  • 5: Not Interested
  • 10: Needs Translation
  • 999: None
experience Past gardening experience
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Yes
  • 999: None
currently Do you garden now
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Yes
  • 999: None
homegarden Prefer to garden at home
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Home
  • 999: None
commgarden Prefer to garden in a community garden
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Community Garden
  • 999: None
schoolgarden Prefer to garden in a scool garden
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: School Garden
  • 999: None
donknow Do not know where I prefer to garden
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Don't Know
  • 999: None
benextrafood Important benefit is extra food
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benprettylook Important Benefit is pretty to look at
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
bennutritious Important benefit is nutritious food
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benincreaselandvalue Important benefit is an increase in land value
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
bengoodexercise Important benefit is good exercise
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benhelpenviro Important benefit is helpful to the environment
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benextraincome Important benefit is extra income
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benconectpeople Important benefit is connection to people
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
bencoolplants Important benefit is cooling effects of plants
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benconnectnature Important benefit is connection to nature
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benaccomplish Important benefit is sense of accomplishment
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benrelax Important benefit is relaxation
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important benefit
  • 1: Important benefit
  • 999: None
benother Other important benefit
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No other important benefit
  • 1: Other important benefit
  • 999: None
procost Important problem is costs to much money
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
protime Important problem is takes to much time
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
prospace Important problem is lack of space
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
prophysically Important problem is physically not able
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
prowork Important problem is work is too hard
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
prodirty Important problem is don't like getting dirty
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
proenjoyable Important problem is not enjoyable
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
protoohot Important problem is too hot
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
prounsafe Important problem is feels unsafe
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
proknowhow Important problem is don't know how
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
promessy Important problem is messy to look at
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
proshopping Important problem is harder then shopping
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
procroploss Important problem is crop loss
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: Not an important problem
  • 1: Important problem
  • 999: None
proother Other important problem
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No other important problem
  • 1: Other important problem
  • 999: None
knowgardens Do you know about any PRC community gardens near your home?
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Yes
  • 999: None
knowqlp Do you know about PRC Quality of Life Plan
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Yes
  • 999: None
trustneighbors Do you feel you can trust your neighbors
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Trust
  • 2: Somewhat trust
  • 3: Neutral
  • 4: Little trust
  • 5: Do not trust
  • 999: None
visitneighbors How often do you visit your neighbors
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Daily
  • 2: 1-3 times a week
  • 3: 1-3 times a month
  • 4: Less then once a month
  • 5: Never
  • 999: None
seriouspro Do you feel that if there were a serious problem residents would get together to solve it
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Join together
  • 2: Somewhat join together
  • 3: Neutral
  • 4: Little join together
  • 5: Would not join
  • 999: None
impact Impact do you think people like you have in making your neighborhood a better place to live
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Big impact
  • 2: Medium impact
  • 3: Small Impact
  • 4: Tiny impact
  • 5: No impact
  • 999: None
meeting Have you attended a neighborhood meeting in past 12 months
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Yes
  • 999: None
whichneighborhood What neighborhood do you live in
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Sherman Park
  • 2: IG Homes
  • 3: Matthew Henson
  • 4: Grant Park
  • 5: Coffeit
  • 6: New Homes
  • 7: 7-11
  • 8: Marcos De Niza
  • 9: Outside CCS
  • 10: Needs Translation
  • 999: None
howlong How long have you lived in your neighborhood
 double nominalYear
InCCS Length of time in CCS by category
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Less then a year
  • 2: 1 to 4.9 years
  • 3: 5 to 9.9 years
  • 4: 10 to 14.9 years
  • 5: 15 0r more years
  • 999: None
stayneighborhood Do you intend to stay in your neighborhood
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Very likely
  • 2: Somewhat likely
  • 3: neutral
  • 4: Somewhat unlikely
  • 5: Very unlikely
  • 999: None
peoplehouse How many people live in your house
 integer dimensionless
sex Are you male or female
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Male
  • 2: Female
  • 999: None
age How old are you
 integer nominalYear
agecateorgy What age category do you belong
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: Less then 25
  • 2: 25 to 34
  • 3: 35 to 44
  • 4: 45 to 54
  • 5: 55 to 65
  • 6: 65 or older
  • 999: None
education Have you graduated from hight-school
 string
Enumeration:
  • 0: No
  • 1: Yes
  • 999: None
ethnic What racial group or ethnicity do you identify with
 string
Enumeration:
  • 1: American Indian
  • 2: Asian
  • 3: Black or African American
  • 4: Hispanic
  • 5: White/Caucasian
  • 6: Other
  • 999: None

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