All in all, the economic benefits of community gardening are enormous. The advantages of urban gardens extend beyond the economy to the physical and spiritual health of the individual. Simply being outside in the fresh air and sunshine with a little bit of raking and hoeing as exercise can improve your fitness, as well as your mental attitude. The health of the body is directly related to what goes into it, in other words, food. The few organic stores that exist have exorbitantly high prices.
Experimentation is also an important advantage of community gardening.
As well, many ethnic foods are hard to find in North America and are easy to grow. Although immigrants often do feel transplanted from their native lands, they are not the only people who feel rootless. People removed from relatives and seasonal fluctuations are not humbled by nature. While being small and sometimes temporary, a neighbourhood garden plot can help alleviate this feeling. On the whole, community gardens can greatly improve the healing of the body and mind.