Community & Allotment Gardens in Israel

Community & Allotment Gardens in Israel Avigail Heller - Ministry of Agriculture and rural development, Israel Efrat Eizenberg Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, Israel Community garden Ashkelon

Photographers: Elor Levi Dina Maltisky Ronit Zeevi Israel Galon Efrat Eizenberg Avigail Heller

Community & Allotment Gardens in Israel Frame setting: Numbers and typology Geographic distribution Demographic distribution Distribution vis à vis open space The different players Economic infrastructure Collecting the dots Challenges for the future Community garden Lod

Typology of Gardens Community Gardens Allotment Gardens Community Gardens in public institutions Community Farms Therapeutic Gardens Private land under community care Unique Gardens/Municipal Nature Site Community Forest Number 178 6 59 2 46 20 4 15

Community gardens Beer Sheva Before / After

Allotment garden RishonLe Zion

School Garden AyeletHashachar Community garden Lottery club for the elderly Lod

Typology of Gardens Community Gardens Allotment Gardens Community Gardens in public institutions Urban Community Farms Therapeutic Gardens Private Land under Community Care Unique Gardens/Municipal Nature Site Community Forest Number 178 6 59 2 46 20 4 15

Urban farm Bat Yam

Therapeutic garden Tel Aviv Jaffa Specially designed gardening tools

Private Land under Community Care Lod

Nature site under community care Community Forest

Geographic distribution Most of the community gardens are located in the center of Israel. 88 from the 330 gardens 27% are in large cities (Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Be er Sheva) 19% 62 gardens are located in peripheral zones.

There are 110 urban municipalities with community gardens 30 gardens are in rural settlements. Gardens in rural settlement Malcia

»Demographic distribution of gardens among specific population New comers: from Ethiopia - 23 from additional countries - 86

» Demographic distribution of gardens among specific population Immigrants: from Ethiopia - 23 from additional countries - 86 Population with special needs

Population with special needs Ramat HaSharon

» Demographic distribution of gardens among specific population Immigrants: from Ethiopia 23 from additional countries 86 Population with special needs The elderly

Jerusalem Lod

» Demographic distribution of gardens among specific population Immigrants: from Ethiopia 23 from additional countries 86 Population with special needs The elderly The least gardens: Arabs 10 Orthodox Jews 4

Muslim Quarter, old city, Jerusalem

»Demographic distribution of gardens among specific population New comers: from Ethiopia 23 from additional countries 86 Population with special needs The elderly The least gardens: Arabs 10 Orthodox Jews 4 The poor

We have to be able to give them [the residents] the social and physical tools, the formula and discourse Representative of Jerusalem Municipality Ulsvangor Garden, Kiryat HaYovel, Jerusalem

The social worker should connect the garden to everything that happens in the neighborhood, she has to be present in the garden, to organize events, bring the community in, activate the municipality, activate the community, do community maintenance Representative of the Jerusalem Association of Community Councils and Centers coordinating 34 gardens Ginat Talpiot, Jerusalem

Open space index and community gardens in Tel-Aviv

Open space index and community gardens in Jerusalem

Open space index and community gardens in Be er Sheva

Different players involved in initiating, supporting and progressing community and allotment gardens: National community gardens steering committee Municipal agencies (community relations, welfare, recreation, environmental education, elderly ) Municipal round tables municipal representatives, civil society representatives oversee the operation of the gardens

Different actors involved in initiating, supporting and progressing community and allotment gardens: Civil society organizations - provide financial support, educational and organizational support: JDC Joint Israel The Israeli society for the protection of nature The Jerusalem foundation

Different actors involved in initiating, supporting and progressing community and allotment gardens: Academic institutions courses for community gardens coordinators Activists, informal associations and forums exchanging information, developing shared agenda, increase visibility of gardens through mapping and other techniques.

National Community & Allotment Gardens steering committee Ministry of social affairs And social services The society for the protection of nature in Israel JDC Joint Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Chairman) Ministry of Economy Ministry of Health Ministry of Construction and housing Ministry of Environmental protection

»Economic infrastructure available for community and allotment gardens

Government agencies / Public organizations Budget (Euro) Years Population The ministry of Environmental protection JDC-Joint Israel 208,333 69,375 2010-2012 Socio-Economic Index < 5.5 The ministry of immigrant absorption The ministry of Social affairs and social services, The ministry of education, The ministry of construction and housing JDC-Joint Israel The ministry of Social affairs and social services Ministry for senior citizens Esel (JDC-Joint Israel) 156,250 62,000 312,500 312,500 2009-2012 2006-2012 Socio-Economic Index < 5.5 Senior citizens Gov - 936,864 E JDC - 460,342 E The Israeli parlaments immigrants committee 207,498 2013 For new comers The ministry of Health JDC-Joint Israel 52,283 16,667 2013 Children Gardens

Government agencies / Public organizations Budget (Euro) Years Settlements The society for the protection of nature in Israel 33,000 per year (462,000) Since 2000 Jerusalem The society for the protection of nature in Israel 73,000 2011 2012 2013 Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Bat-Yam The society for the protection of nature in Israel 31,250 2011 2012 2013 Beer-Sheva 566,250 E Other authorities????

No. of gar. Aut. coop. The society for the protection of nature M. of social affairs And social services JDC Joint Israel Urban renewal Immig. (%) Socio Eco index No. of citizens 3 X X X X X 8.3 4 804,000 Jerusalem 2 X 19.2 6 210,300 Petach Tikva 2 X X 30.8 5 117,429 Ashkelon 2 X X X 25.6 5 84,000 Hadera 1 X X 32.3 5 21,000 Maalot Tarshicha 1.5 X X 29.3 4 21,000 Sderot

»There is no national policy for community and allotment gardens in Israel»There are no municipal level policies [but there are efforts to conceptualize an attitude towards community and allotment gardens] Sataf סטף

Future Challenges: 1.Convincing the decision makers (Minister & Executive officer). 2. Promotion gardens in peripheral zones.

3. Integration (new comers, Arab citizens, Jewish religious people.). 4. Promoting gardens for the underprivileged and in underinvested areas.

5. The dilemma: open spaces for everyone (Community gardens) or allotments gardens for less users (sometime not accessible) Rison le Zion

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