Studies have pointed to improvements in several areas of health for people involved in community gardening, including an increase in emotional well-being and physical activity, the report said.
Caitlin Schmidt When Charli came to live at Tucson House, the city's largest public housing community, she brought along plenty of trauma she needed to unpack.
People are also reading… "Just being able to be out there and spent time with the dirt and the fresh air and sunshine and events has been amazing," she said. Fees based on ability to pay Community Gardens of Tucson got its start in 1990 as a University of Arizona program to teach gardening through hands-on experience. In 1995 it shifted into an independent organization. The first garden was created on a donated vacant lot near First Avenue and Limberlost Road. Plots were rented for the cost of water.
Blue Moon Community Garden opened in March 2012. Nearly a decade later, in February 2022, the city partnered with CGT to enhance the safety and improve the infrastructure at the garden, in order to promote community health and increase access to fresh produce. The UA's Compost Cats assist in composting and local roaster Decibel Coffee Works donates coffee grounds for gardeners to use for mulch. UA Greek Life members regularly volunteer at the gardens' weekly work days, and recently, a local Eagle Scout installed insect hotels, raised garden beds for people with mobility devices, and installed a message board at Blue Moon.
In addition to the individual and community plots, Blue Moon also has a walking path lined with pollinator plants, a water harvesting unit, a composting toilet, an owl box and a large gazebo for community gatherings. Parties and get-togethersBlue Moon site coordinator Angel Coronado has been involved with gardening projects across Tucson for years, but said he became deeply involved with Blue Moon during the pandemic lockdown of 2020.
The garden has also become an escape for neighborhood kids, as youth visitors avoid a nearby park where drug use has increased, and come instead to Blue Moon Garden, Coronado said. As many people struggle to access fresh fruits and vegetables and continue to face food insecurity, community gardens have helped reduce nutritional gaps, says an article published by Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.
"But some of my neighbors and now my garden friends have motivated me and helped me plant. Over the past month, we've planted all kinds of stuff," Charli said."I've learned so much. Every day I learn something new from someone else."
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