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    Eco-social Work in Action: A Place for Community Gardens

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    Authors
    Bailey, S.
    Hendrick, Antonia
    Palmer, M.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Bailey, S. and Hendrick, A. and Palmer, M. 2018. Eco-social Work in Action: A Place for Community Gardens. Australian Social Work. 71 (1): pp. 98-110.
    Source Title
    Australian Social Work
    DOI
    10.1080/0312407X.2017.1384032
    ISSN
    0312-407X
    School
    School of Occ Therapy, Social Work and Speech Path
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71294
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    Abstract

    © 2017 Australian Association of Social Workers. In this paper, the authors theorise on eco-social work, an emerging descriptor for practices located at the intersection of social work and eco-justice. It presents a collaborative auto-ethnographic study undertaken by three social work academics that addressed the question: In what ways can community gardens be sites for eco-social work practice? The question was premised on the idea that community gardens are often recognised as sites for practising sustainability. An action learning research framework guided a process in and with three different community gardens. Specifically, this paper highlights practices that suggest community gardens are spaces for social work practice including: resistance to the dominant discourses of hyper-capitalism and consumerism; the building of trust and cooperation in relationships; and the development of egalitarian relationships between people and, ultimately, all elements of the natural realm. The findings suggest that community gardens can be spaces for practising eco-social work. IMPLICATIONS Community gardens are spaces where eco-social workers can develop their understanding of eco-justice and challenge unsustainability. Social workers, working across a range of practice fields can engage professionally with community gardens. Community gardens provide a context where egalitarian, cooperative, and trusting social work practice can take place.

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