Expansion of Community Gardens in the Île-de-France Region

Development of Community Gardens in Île-de-France

Support for nonprofits and residents

• Support for project development (drafting of bylaws, fundraising, review of agreements, drafting of internal regulations), resource center (contacts, documentation, site visits, mediation).

Support for local governments and social housing providers

• From mobilizing residents to establishing an association, through to opening the garden and setting up gardening workshops.

Research assignments

• Project management assistance missions: assessment of site uses conducted prior to the creation of gardens.

Public policies

• Support for local authorities seeking to develop programs for the creation of community gardens and implement participatory greening projects.

Coordination of the Île-de-France garden network

Events

• Organization of the picnic tour: every Thursday during the summer, a shared garden hosts gardeners from the Île-de-France region for a friendly picnic.
• Organization of events: garden rally, musical stroll from garden to garden, meetings of Île-de-France shared gardens.
• Organization and participation in conferences, forums, and debates: Urban Agriculture (Paris), Plants: Common Heritage of Humanity (Montreuil)
• Participation in events in the environmental and social fields: Ecology Book Festival, Gaillac Gardens and Landscapes Film Festival…

Portal

• Management of the Île-de-France shared gardens and social integration website www.jardinons-ensemble.org The website shares garden-related events and publishes information on urban biodiversity and ecology in general.

Resource Center

Research

• Supervision of student projects in geography, sociology, architecture, landscape architecture, ecology, etc. Participation in degree thesis committees.
• Participation in research networks and university-related activities: National Museum of Natural History, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme.

Participation in the national network

Organization of events

• Gardens to the Rescue of the Climate 
• Annual festival of community gardens.
• International Symposium in Strasbourg: Gardened Cities and Citizen Initiatives.
• Quarterly network meetings.
• Representation of community gardens before public authorities.

Institutional links

• Representation with the Ministry of Culture: Graine de Jardins is a member of the National Commission for Heritage and Architecture, Parks and Gardens Section. Regular representative: Jacky Libaud; alternate: Laurence Baudellet-Stelmacher
• Member of the Council of Parisian Associations (2024–2026): Principal Representative Françoise Pitras
• Member of the Scientific Council of Plantes et Cités. Full Member: Laurence Baudellet-Stelmacher
• Alternate member of the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Commission for Nature, Landscapes, and Sites: Laurence Baudellet-Stelmacher. Full member: Jacques Hennequin / Hortesia

Media

• Liaison with journalists from print, radio, television, and multimedia outlets seeking information on community gardens.

Information and Documentation

• At the Graine de Jardins office: 21 rue de Jessaint, 75018 Paris. 06 68 55 75 18.
• Media library accessible via the portal: photos, videos, association documents, bibliographies, project reports.