Gardens that Build Hope and Healing
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Gardening, Essays, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Services
| Author: | Cathrine Sneed, Hildegarde Hannum | ISBN: | 1230000213711 |
| Publisher: | Schumacher Center for a New Economics | Publication: | April 29, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cathrine Sneed, Hildegarde Hannum |
| ISBN: | 1230000213711 |
| Publisher: | Schumacher Center for a New Economics |
| Publication: | April 29, 2008 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.
Founder of the Garden Project in San Francisco, Cathrine Sneed relates her experiences working with former inmates and at-risk youth to develop an organic community garden. All the food that is raised is given away to people in need: "This gives our folks a purpose; they know they can make a contribution." She makes it clear that her project has the power to profoundly change its participants and give them the tools necessary to function in society.
The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.
Founder of the Garden Project in San Francisco, Cathrine Sneed relates her experiences working with former inmates and at-risk youth to develop an organic community garden. All the food that is raised is given away to people in need: "This gives our folks a purpose; they know they can make a contribution." She makes it clear that her project has the power to profoundly change its participants and give them the tools necessary to function in society.
