ABSTRACT
In the context of environmental justice for the entire community, the lack of proximate green space may represent a barrier to enjoying the leisure activity of gardening for food or pleasure. In this article, we use the term “environmental justice” to contextualize access to green space under the larger umbrella of “social justice.” Social justice encompasses a wide variety of subjects including poverty and food security as well as environmental justice (Shiva, 2008). All of these issues are inherent in this study. Using an environmental justice framework, our study focuses on people’s access to green space, specifically rural community gardens, in the context of food security, leisure and social capital. Thus, our choice of the term environmental justice places emphasis on the right of all individuals to have equal access to green space for community gardening.
