{"id":42914,"date":"2019-04-11T08:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T08:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=42914"},"modified":"2019-04-11T08:15:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T08:15:33","slug":"really-nourishing-space-benefits-cardiffs-community-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/really-nourishing-space-benefits-cardiffs-community-gardens","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A really nourishing space&#8217;: the benefits of Cardiff&#8217;s community gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Students and citizens alike take on community projects in some of Cardiff&#8217;s most unique green spaces.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43092\" style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43092\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited.jpg 612w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43092\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited.jpg 612w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/FLowers-edited-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/noscript> Green spaces in Cardiff are in <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/celebrate-spring-rhs-flower-show-returns-cardiff\">full bloom<\/a> this spring.\u00a0\u00a9 Swathi Subhash Nair\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cardiff students and the wider community can enjoy an array of benefits offered by community gardens, according to a researcher at Cardiff University.<\/p>\n<p>Alice Taherzadeh, who works closely with people who operate local community gardens, is an Early Stage Researcher at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/sustainable-places\">Sustainable Places Research Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42922\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42922\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/Alice-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"gardens community Cardiff\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42922\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/Alice-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"gardens community Cardiff\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Alice Taherzadeh is an Early Stage Researcher at the Cardiff University Sustainable Places Research Institute.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;They offer a space where people can spend time together,&#8221; said Taherzadeh. &#8220;It integrates something that is very communal, which is food, both growing it and sharing it, and also all the wellbeing aspects around being outside and interacting with nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Student ambassadors conduct a number of projects in the city&#8217;s community gardens, from artist residencies to educational tours for children with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are two students who have been discussing how to help the gardens become more of an educational resource for the community because they&#8217;re open to the community,&#8221; Taherzadeh said.<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff community members maintain five gardens around the city, each offering an escape from the urban concrete as well as shared food, open space and environmental benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Mackintosh, Riverside, St Peter&#8217;s, Chapter and Global community gardens in Cardiff all provide green space for their surrounding communities, but each offers a specific focus as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42917\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42917\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42917\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/Peters-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-42917\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/Peters-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> St. Peter&#8217;s garden in Fairwater, focusses on mental health, wellbeing and quiet time. 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