Community Gardens

Community gardens are popping up around the country as a mechanism for strengthening relationships within communities. Community gardens are essentially just what the name suggests. They are pieces of land that are gardened by a group of people on either private or public land. The gardens may produce fruit or vegetables.

These gardens can take a variety of forms in order to meet the specific needs of the community. For example, an institution like Mercer can offer community gardens to strengthen relationships among Mercerians, as well as with Macon as a whole. Another form is a neighborhood community garden in which individual plots are rented by gardeners. These gardens can be great because they can encourage buying food locally. Buying local food improves both the health and economic status of a community. These community gardens will continue to develop because they can offer numerous benefits to any community!