Fig. 1
Scope of urban agriculture.
Source: own compilation on the basis of Johns Hopkins Center.
Fig. 2
Multifunctionality of community gardens.
Source: own compilation.
Fig. 3
Multidimensionality of urban agriculture.
Source: Duchemin et al. 2009.
Table 1
Community gardens established and planned in Poznań in 2013–2017.
| Name of community garden | Year of establishment | Initiator | Initiator type | Location type | City district | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Square Garden | 2013 | Generator Malta* | NGO | large urban square devoid of greenery | centre | inactive |
| Chwaliszewo Garden | 2013 | Generator Malta | NGO | green belt close to Warta river | Chwaliszewo | inactive |
| Jeżyce Garden | 2013 | Generator Malta | NGO | pedestrian crossing close to abandoned building – kiosk | Jeżyce | active** |
| Łazarz Garden | 2013 | Generator Malta | NGO | area in between residential blocks | Łazarz | active |
| Wilda Garden | 2013 | Generator Malta | NGO | abandoned and neglected plot between old tenements | Wilda | active |
| Bez Ogródek later Śródka Republic | 2013 | Generator Malta | NGO | small square close to cafe – Café La Ruina (partner project) | Śródka | inactive |
| ‘Bathing Beach’ Collective | 2014 | ‘Bathing Beach’ Collective Association | NGO, non-profit | green area at closed summer urban swimming pool*** – area in city park – Jan Kasprowicz Park | Łazarz | active |
| Nad Potokiem Community | 2014 | Edible Poznań Project**** | NGO | area between old residential blocks | Sołacz | active |
| Wirydarz Community on Wzgórze Reformatów | 2016 | Edible Poznań Project | NGO | area next to socio-educational centre for deaf children | Śródka | active |
| Mozaika Community | 2017 | Abrys Company together with “Osiedle Młodych” | private company together with housing cooperative | area between old residential blocks | Nowe Miasto | active |
| Grunwaldzki Community Garden | 2017 | private person***** | within framework of Poznań Participatory Budget | premises of Jan Heweliusz Park | Grunwald | active |
| Szeląg Beach-Garden | 2017 | Wilczak Mobile Culture Centre ****** | NGO, non-profit | green belt near urban beach Na Szelągu close to Warta River | Wilczak | active |
| – | – | Edible Poznań Project | NGO | – | Piątkowo | planned |
| – | – | Edible Poznań Project | NGO | – | Winiary | planned |
*** at the moment of creating the ‘Bathing Beach’ Collective community garden, the summer city swimming pool in Kasprowicz Park in Poznań was abandoned and closed; at present, the facility is modernised and available to residents.
**** the project Edible Poznań operates as part of the Foundation for the Preservation of Historic and Natural Monuments.
***** an idea submitted by a private person within the framework of the Poznań Participatory Budget (Poznański Budżet Obywatelski – PBO) at present Grunwaldzki Community Garden it is at the discretion of the municipal budget entity, i.e. the Urban Greenery Board (Zarząd Zieleni Miejskiej).
****** activities initiated by an NGO and the non-profit organisation the Wilczak Mobile Culture Centre (Mobilny Dom Kultury Wilczak). Currently they are coordinated by a private person, Inspirator Fundation (Fundacja Inspirator) and the Poznań Centre for Local Initiatives (Centrum Iniciatyw Lokalnych).
Source: own compilation.
Picture 1
A scale model of the community garden at Liberty Square.
Source: https://generatormalta.wordpress.com/category/ogrody/ogrod-plac-wolnosci/ (accessed: 5 May 2017).
Picture 2
The beginnings of the community garden at Liberty Square in 2013.
Source: https://generatormalta.wordpress.com/category/ogrody/ogrod-plac-wolnosci/ (accessed: 12 April
Fig. 4
Distribution of community gardens in Poznań.
Source: own compilation.
Fig. 5
Community gardens in the Łazarz district.
Source: own compilation.
Table 2
Types of events organised in community gardens.
| Horticulture | Artistic events | Recreation | DIY | Environmental education | Entrepreneurship | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| all types of work connected with planting, weeding, growing seedlings in pots, fertilising soil, taking care of composter, raking, tidying the garden, watering. | workshops, photo and art contests, theatrical events as well as other events connected with art. | feasts, picnics, camping, outdoor cinema, other recreational activities, e.g. birthday parties. | all types of work connected with production of furniture, development of garden infrastructure, construction of hiding-places for children, storehouses, larders as well as workshops teaching carpentry | events helping to build ecological awareness and broadening knowledge of ecology, animals, plants | events during which garden users exchange or sell their produce and products, fruit and vegetable preserves, or unused objects and clothes. | dance classes and workshops on different games, sports disciplines as well as charity sales. |
[i] Source: own compilation.
Fig. 6
Types of events in the Łazarz Garden in Poznań in the years 2014–2017.
Source: own compilation.
Picture 3
“ŁAZART” street art festival in the Łazarz Garden.
Source: ‘Circle’ Residents’ Club.
Picture 4
Preserves market in the ‘Bathing Beach’ Collective.
Source: Krystyna Pawlak (author).
Fig. 7
Types of events in the ‘Bathing Beach’ Collective in Poznań in the years 2014–2017.
Source: own compilation.
Fig. 8
Types of events held in community gardens in the district of Łazarz in the years 2014–2017.
Source: own compilation.
Picture 5
Garden greenery and infrastructure – Łazarz Garden.
Source: photos taken by Pola Kowalczyk, Krystyna Pawlak, Janusz Haller, Natalia Wisłocka.
Picture 6
Garden greenery and infrastructure – the ‘Bathing Beach’ Collective.
Source: photos taken by the authors.