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<br /> A sense of community
<br /> How do community grow:,ardent [ owl "The gardens have a sense of cothututy
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<br /> t people den'[get ashes places in thea
<br /> lives,”says Merry Bradley,Garden Manager
<br /> • atAmazon."Gardeners look after one anoth-
<br /> Local gardeners unearth change Cr and help each other out.A man named
<br /> Z7 Evan Jones used to garden at Amazon five
<br /> f years ago until it became too much for hire."
<br /> In Eugene s patchwork of plots. By ElizabethBlodget 7-3-02 Jones fell ill.Other gardeners helped himgar-
<br /> den as long as he could and tended his plot
<br /> s while he was in the hospital,says Bradley.
<br /> • Gardeners learn from each other Evan
<br /> Two small children,a girl and a boy,chase the River House to Public Works Parks andgarden,the change is more than just.�,iminis- Jones taught everyone how to make zucchini
<br /> each other along one of two wide,grassy Open Spaces(POS). native.The Cityof Eugene's long-term master whistles out of the plant's leaf stocks,which
<br /> paths cutting through a vast stretch of patch- River House staff say they hope POS will plan for expanding Alton Baker Park desig- the Amazon community gardeners played
<br /> work gardens.A man gently stops them as he have more resources available to support the nates the creation of a natural meadow to be during an award parade.
<br /> packs up his gardening tools.After he leaves, community gardens.In the past,according to used as a gathering place for summer events At River House garden,first-time commu-
<br /> the children continue to play more quietly at River House Outdoor Program Manager that currently do riot fit in the park's large nity gardener Jennifer Nagy says she asks the
<br /> the center of the path.Nearby,large brown Marilyn Kalstad,budget cuts have reduced grassy area,according to a spokesperson for more experienced gardeners.for help.Jessie
<br /> snails slowly eat away at a patch of iris,the the amount of resources available to oversee the City of Eugene's Department of Public Campbell and Ben Hunter,who are garden-
<br /> snail's slime trail catching the bright rays of management. • Works.The existing community garden and ing here for the first time,received some pota-
<br /> the mid-eveningg sun. Parks and Open Spaces sent out notices of dog park will be moved farther down the road toes and sunflowers from a more experienced
<br /> The scene is set in one of Eugene's many the change to gardeners in June.POS will not toward the Cuthbert Amphitheater gardener
<br /> change,gardens.Each has'its own unique make any changes to the Community Garden But even amidst the River House
<br /> character reflecting the gardeners that tend it. Program during this growing season.Instead, Outdoor Program reported the community Planting the seeds
<br /> Some plots are traditional;some are more the agency plans to gather input from com- gardens popularity has grown.Ninety-nine to The gardens have gone through several
<br /> experimental.Some change year by year.So, munity gardeners to help direct the program's 100 percent of[he garden plots have been homes and changes during their history.
<br /> too has the city of Eugene's Community future. rented during the past five years.All garden When the Community Garden Program
<br /> Garden program changed,with'transferring Shuffling the gardens to another depart- plots are rented for this season,and names are began in 1978,it was a large program with
<br /> of stewardship and location of some gardens meet will allow the River House to focus on. no longer being taken for the garden waiting nine garden sites owned by the county.
<br /> currently in transition. education programs that teach the commuru- lists. Within a few years,the sites were whittled
<br /> In fact,change seems to be the most com- ty safety,environmental awareness,and life "The gardens have been around for a long down to the current five. A City Garden
<br /> mon crop growing at Eugene's Community skills through the Outdoor Program and time,and I think people in the community Coordinator position was eliminated during
<br /> Gardens.As of July 1,the city of Eugene is library Arts Cultural Services. would,like to see them grow,"says Chris the recession of the early 1980s.In the'90s,
<br /> relocating Community Gardens Program More change is occurring elsewhere in Girard,Volunteer Parks Coordinator at Parks the garden program became partially self-
<br /> management from the Outdoor:Program at town,and for Alton Baker Park's,community and Open Spaces. supporting;raising almost all of its resyenue
<br /> 14 JULY 3,200TE.UGENE WEEKLY
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