Jonathan Gomes

Professor Strickland

English 1010-F17

30 September 2017

Guerilla Gardening: A Means to an End:

An Annotated Bibliography
Patricia A. Carney, Janet L. Hamada, Rebecca Rdesinski, Lorena Sprager, Katelyn R. Nichols, Betty Y. Liu,
Joel Pelayo, Maria Antonia Sanchez, Jacklien Shannon. "Impact of a Community Gardening
Project on Vegetable Intake, Food Security and Family Relationships: A Community-based
Participatory Research Study." J Community Health (2012): 874-887. Web.

Fresh vegetable intake is higher among those who participate in growing a food garden
and extends to the rest of the household. This, of course, leads to an increase in overall health.
It is important to make note of this impact because populations in poor communities are often
also in poor health due to the lack of available, affordable, and accessible fresh produce.

Agenes E. Van Den Berg, Maritte H.G. Custers. "Gardening Promotes Neuroendocrine and Affective
Restoration from Stress." Journal of Health Psychology (2011): 3-11. Web.

Although the claims in this source could be seen as minimizing the positive qualities of
reading, it was added to give the reader a comparison of calming activities. Being that
gardening has a calming effect and helps to decrease cortisol, it stands to reason that those in
impoverished communities could benefit not only from the consumable gains of guerilla
gardening, but the mental and emotional ones as well.

Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Matthew Rabbitt, Christian Gregory, and Anita Singh. "Household Food Security
in the United States in 2016." Government Study. 2017. Web.

This source was chosen purely for its statistical reference. It is assumed that most
readers will not know the percentage of Americans experiencing food insecurity or what that
means for those experiencing it. Presenting a realistic explanation with a percentage attached is
a way to help the reader envision the magnitude of the situation. More than 10% of the U.S.
population is a significant portion that could be quite eye-opening to the uninformed.

Agriculture, U.S. Department of. "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)." n.d. United
States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Web. 24 09 2017.

Guerilla gardening is directly affected and influenced by poverty. Many guerilla

gardeners receive public assistance yet still cannot afford or sometimes even access fresh,
healthy food. This is a populace that experiences a lot of malicious rhetoric that is often
misplaced due to an ill-informed public. The information cited from this reputable government
source offers an example that aims to dispel the myth of the lazy welfare recipient.
Barello, Stephanie Hugie. "Consumer spending and U.S. employment from the 20072009 recession
through 2022." Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics October 2014. Web.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics contains a wealth of information on jobs and the
economy. This source further supports the argument that SNAP benefits can help fuel spending
by those who would otherwise have to spend all of their income on food.

NESRI. What is the Human Right to Food? . n.d. Web. 24 09 2017.

The right to food, as it pertains to the subject matter of the assignment, is eloquently
stated in this source. NESRI stands for National Economic & Social Rights Initiative. They are
allied with organizations such as the Human Rights Institute, NAACP, and ACLU Human Rights
Project which, in my opinion, qualifies NESRI as an authoritative source on human rights. I felt
that this addition drives home the important factor of the human right to food in support of the
thesis.