Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection

A needs assesment for a YWCA accessibly community garden
By Christina Vasilevski., Completed for: YWCA of Peterborough, Victoria, and Haliburton; Supervising Professor: Peter Andree, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographic references., ERST 334H.
Best practices for an accessible and inclusive community garden
Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review -- 3. Methods -- 4. Results -- 5. Discussion -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. Bibliography -- 8. Appendices., by Kristen Farrell and Amanda Waters., Completed for: YWCA Peterborough; Supervising Professor: Prof. Mark Skinner, Trent University; Trent Centre Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographic references., GEOG 4700: Research in Human Geography.
Community garden newsletter & The Food Box
by Lisa Wilson. --, WMST 4951, Canadian Feminist Organizing, for: TCCBE, Due: April 9, 2001., Includes bibliographic references., Women's Studies 4951.
Harvesting the edible landscape
The purpose of this project is to assess the various forms that community gardening can have towards programming for food security initiatives, and determine what is currently happening in the City of Peterborough. The main question to be answered within this project is defining what the current food security projects need regularly and match these with attempts that are being made in community gardens to grow extra food for security initiatives., Acknowledgements & abstract -- Introduction -- Organization and community context -- Scope of this project -- Community gardening in North America -- City of Peterborough and food security -- Community gardening in Peterborough, Ontario -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Directory of additional resources -- References., Candice MacDonald and Nadine Leitch. --, Includes bibliographic references., ERST-CAST 3340H: The Canadian Food System: A Community Development Approach.
Indigenous community garden needs assessment
A. Survey questions -- B. Survey responses -- C. An overview of selected community garden models -- D. Researcher's reflections., By: Bennett Bedoukian. --, INDG 3860.
Promoting permaculture techniques for community gardeners
Supplementary information -- Starting seeds. Types of seeds. Starting seeds indoors. Seed starting outdoors. When and where to grow popular vegetables in Peterborough, Ontario. Resources -- Mulching. Why use mulch? What is mulching? Two types of mulching. Common mulch problems -- Season extension. Principles and practices. Structural technologies. Resources -- Crop rotation for the control of pests -- Factsheets., Cora Tinney ... [et al.]. --, Includes bibliographic references., ERST-CAST 3340H: The Canadian Food System: A community development approach.
Research on Community Gardens
Municipal Community Garden Delivery Models and Proposed Guidelines for Site Selection and Development / Philip Gleeson, Neil Jones, Sean Yilmaz -- Managing a Successful Community Garden Operation / Hanah McFarlane and Evan Brockest -- Community Gardens : A review of local stakeholders and their relationships / By Jessica Goodfellow & Liam Quan., By Evan Brockest, Phillip Gleeson, Jessica Goodfellow, Neil Jones, Hannah McFarlane, Liam Quan, and Sean Yilmez., Completed for: Kawartha Heritage Conservancy; Supervising Professor: Paula Anderson, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographic references., ERST 3340H - The Canadian Foo System: A Community Development Approach.
Small city community gardens
by Matt Hopkins. --, Includes: literature review ; final research report ; bibliography., Completed for: Jennifer Rowe at the Trent Centre for Community-Based Education ; Supervising Professor: Alan Brunger and Alison Bain, Trent University ; TCCBE., The purpose of this report is to develop both information for focus groups to discuss the benefits of community gardens and a survey to gather additional information., Date of project submission: April 2003., Includes references., GEOG 470, Research in Human Geography, Community-Based Research Project.
To seed or not to seed
Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Introduction. About the evaluation. Research questions -- Methodology. One-on-one interview questionnaires. Focus group. Open-ended YWCA staff interview -- Observations and analysis. One-on-one interview questionnaires. Focus group. Open-ended YWCA staff interview -- Conclusions -- Recommendations -- Appendix., Bethany Or and Gloria Carrion, Completed for: YWCA; Supervising professor: Daniel Powell, Trent University; Trent Centre for Community-Based Education., IDST 422.
Trent University community garden project
The primary purpose of this project was to represent research that can help to develop a community garden on Symons Campus at Trent University. The secondary purpose was to hopefully initiate many new traditions at the university and open the garden to the entire community., 1. Introduction -- 2. History of community gardens efforts at Trent University. 1.1 Location, format and status. 1.2 What can be learned from the past? -- 3. Community gardens in the Peterborough Region. 3.1 The role of the YWCA-Direct support. 3.2 Community gardens not affiliated with the YWCA. 3.3 Related educational and community development programs. 3.4 Factors contributing to success -- 4. Select community gardens outside of Peterborough. 4.1 City Farmer: Vancouver. 4.2 Montreal Community Gardens. 4.3 FoodShare: Toronto. 4.4 Strathcona Community Gardens. 4.5 Community gardens in university settings -- 5. Ecological management techniques. 5.1 Companion planting as a method for pest control. 5.2 Soil maintenance. 5.3 Heritage seed varieties -- 6. Conclusion., By: Anna Sandilands and Christina Dance. --, Date of project submission: February 26, 2001., Includes works cited., ERST 383H: Community Based Research Project.

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