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Supporting Community Gardens: Policy Options in Burien

Explore how Burien can foster private community garden development. Learn about the benefits, sustainability efforts, and obstacles being addressed. Discover recommendations and resources to enable community garden growth in Burien.

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Supporting Community Gardens: Policy Options in Burien

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  1. Supportive Policy Options for the Future of Community Gardens in Burien How can Burien enable private community garden development?

  2. Who we are • CEP • Interdisciplinary Major • CEP 460 – Planning in Context • Jill Sterrett • Marty Curry Members • MaddieBeeders • Garrett Gerlach • Devin Myers • Brandon Pietenpol • Molly Thornton

  3. C.E.P. & Burien • HEAL Grant/ CPPW • Healthy Eating, Active Living • Communities Putting Prevention to Work • Food Access • Community Gardens • Working with the City of Burien • Scott Greenberg • Community Development Director • Stephanie Jewett • City Planner

  4. Report Proposal • Objectives • Define a “community garden” • Explain relevant functionality • Outline social and physical relations • Appropriate implementation of policy to minimize obstacles for private landowners • Methods • Examination of case studies • Compiling a list of recommendations • Application of relevant resources

  5. Defining a community garden • Open Space • Public or Private ownership • Includes: • Land • Gardeners • Growth • Organization • Often a community gathering place

  6. Benefits of a Community Garden • Municipal costs • Less expensive than park land maintenance • Less appropriation of land & labor • Increases property value • Beautification • Food production • Exercise/Improved diet • Horticultural Therapy & Education • Urban Ecosystem • Community Building

  7. Sustainable Burien • Have experience in launching the first community garden on publicly-owned land in Burien • Largely in conjunction with the Burien Parks & Recreation Department • Implementation of the PROS Master Plan • City offers matching neighborhood grant • Have installed four community gardens at the Interim Art Space • Guiding force for future community gardens

  8. Alley-cat Acres • Comprised of three urban farm collectives that grow food in the city of Seattle • Farmers include • Core members supported by hundreds of volunteers • Groups of committed individuals who are interested in urban food production • Support comes from • various organizations • non-profit schools • local community organizations • generous individuals • Goal is to connect the community with food, foster strong community, address food insecurity, offer healthy choices • Obstacles being addressed • Selling produce on residential properties

  9. Howell P-Patch • Obsticels

  10. Relevant resources • Land use policy • Garden toolkit • Community Garden lease • Model garden rules

  11. Recommendations • Burien creating model lease via toolkit • Adjusting zoning laws for community gardens • Permitting the sale of produce

  12. Questions?

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