Okvat, H. A., & Zautra, A. J. (2011). Community Gardening: A Parsimonious Path to Individual, Community, and Environmental Resilience. American Journal of Community Psychology, 47(3–4), 374–387. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-010-9404-z
This article discusses how community gardening can be a space for building resilience. Resilience is a concept studied in psychology which explains how individuals engage in a process of adapting to adverse experiences. This is an interesting article that can help inform our documentary by guiding our conversations with community members.
Michaels, M. (2013). The Therapeutic Benefits of Community Gardening: An Exploration of the Impact of Community Gardens Through the Lens of Community Psychology. Doctoral for Alliant International University.
This article was an extensive review of the potential therapeutic benefits of community gardening and how it can be used to alleviate mental health problems. There were some elements of community gardening that made it more beneficial, such as the garden being a grassroots project and run by community members and it being a social place. This article provides evidence and a thorough review of studies that cover the mental health benefits to well-being of those who participate in community gardening.