1. Effective Conflict Management: Strengthening Community in Community Gardens Supported by:

16. Session Overview Types of conflict Strategies for resolving conflict Conflict scenarios Prioritization exercise

17. Definition of Conflict As a verb – to fight or contend; do battle As a noun – 1. a fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife. 2. controversy; quarrel: conflicts between parties. 3. discord of action, feeling, or effect; antagonism or opposition, as of interests or principles: a conflict of ideas.

18. Expressions of Conflict Discomfort Incidents Misunderstanding Tension Crisis

19. Garden Conflicts Gardeners – Boundary issues and garden layout – Maintenance and distribution of shared tasks – Dues and use of group funds Land Owners – Length of commitment or land use – Access and water – Damages, fees and fines Neighbors – Sprawling plants – Aesthetics and maintenance – Land use and location

20. Methods to End Conflict Avoidance Resolution Campaign

21. Avoidance Establish Roles and Rules Communicate Agree Upon Procedures Choose Your Battles

22. Resolution Meet face to face Look for win-win solutions Engage a neutral third party

23. Campaign Engage community leaders and elected officials Invite media to tell your story Disband group or move garden

24. Positive Results of Conflict Help define issues Introduce new perspectives Make group consider a wide range of options Energize Creativity Educate Keep groups alert to members’ interest

25. Brainstorm How have you responded to conflicts in your garden?

26. Breakout Discussion Scenarios Green Growers vs. the Miltons Sunshine Kids vs. Rexco Penelope vs. Sumerset Garden Club

27. Breakout Questions

28. Rules and Consensus Building Gardener Rules Landowner Rules Decision Making

29. Dot Exercise Who When Where Why What

30. Wrap Up Embrace Conflict Don’t Take it Personal Enjoy Your Garden

31. Questions

32. Contact Ayanna Williams Director of Community Building 404.723.3116 ayanna@parkpride.org Amanda Martin Program Manager 404.546.7981 amanda@parkpride.org

33. Enjoy Your Garden!