[Community_garden] property values

[Betsy Johnson]

There is a study from New York City, a PDF can be downloaded from the ACGA
website.  http://www.communitygarden.org/learn/resources/research.php

Betsy

Betsy Johnson
11 1/2 Greenwich Park
Boston, MA 02118
617-536-1711   betsy at bgjohnson.com



> From: <yarrow at sfo.com>
> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:25:16 -0700
> To: ACGA Listserv <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
> Subject: [Community_garden] property values
> 
> I just found out that a nearby town council (Mtn. View, Calif.) voted
> not to create a new community garden, despite the 140-person waiting
> list, because neighbors campaigned vigorously against it. They
> claimed it would reduce their property values.
> 
> Has anyone found studies showing the effect of community gardens on
> surrounding property values?
> 
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