Community Gardens

Resources in this category:

American Community Gardening Association
http://communitygarden.org/

Comprehensive information about starting a community garden; online publications available about starting your own community garden.

The Beyond Organic Show
http://www.beyondorganic.com/index.php

"The Beyond Organic radio show is an unique environmental radio and multimedia program, addressing issues of organic food and farming, social and environmental sustainability…" with news, interviews and research.

Bioneers
http://www.bioneers.org/

Addressing sustainability through programs such as the youth initiative, radio programs, conferences and providing information resources for sustainable living.

Brownfield Remediation: Solutions for Urban Agriculture
http://www.mse-research.mcgill.ca/envr401_2002/brownfields/

Information regarding urban agriculture and ‘brownfields’, or contaminated city plots, and the methods of cleaning them up. Downloadable PDF files with information regarding soil contamination and urban agriculture.

Community Garden Start-Up Guide
http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden/articles/startup_guid...

A comprehensive information guide for starting community gardens; covers all aspects of starting a community garden and includes a sample community garden contract.

Earth Works Garden
http://www.cskdetroit.org/earthworks/

Information regarding community supported agriculture, city farming and food security. EarthWorks is a great example of a successful inner-city sustainable agriculture project.

Fallen Fruit
http://www.fallenfruit.org/

A new idea towards alleviating hunger, this site features a map of publicly accessible fruit trees that are fruiting around the Los Angeles area. There is also information on neighborhood food resources for particular areas.

Food Share Learning Centre
http://www.foodshare.net/toolbox_main.htm

A very interesting site including information about community, container and rooftop gardening, community kitchens, gardening with children and a month-by-month guide.

Urban Agriculture Notes
http://www.cityfarmer.org/

Searchable site includes information about natural/organic farming in the city, composting, lawn care, water conservation and many more gardening-related topics. Also includes narrative from other "city farmers".

Urban Community Gardens
http://www.mindspring.com/~communitygardens/index.html

Site features information about starting community garden projects, photos of existing projects throughout the country and organization and funding resources.