Now is a great time to start a community garden! Watch a video about starting a garden, get ideas and tips on how to begin and find out how a garden can beautify your neighborhood.

How to Create a Community Garden

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How to Create a Community Garden

Source: How to Create a Community Garden, (5min.com, Jan. 8, 2009). 

Considerations when thinking about starting a community garden

• Define the purpose of the garden
• Organize the garden committee
• Search for a site
• Take care of legal permits and regulations
• Create the garden

Source: Starting a Community Garden: How to, (gardening.about.com, 2011). 

Community Gardening Basics

Community gardens sprout up in East Valley cities, (East Valley Tribune.com, July 8, 2011).

How to Start a Community Garden, (alternativeconsumer.com, May 8, 2011).

Let's Move to Grow More Community Gardens, (USDA, Apr. 28, 2011).

Starting a community garden, (Seattle Times, Jan. 28, 2011).

Protect the Environment: At Home and in the Garden, (epa.gov, 2011).

How to Start a Community Garden, (bonnieplants.com, 2011).

Starting a Community Garden, (feeds.uwex.com, 2011).

Starting a Community Garden, (friendsofwater.com, 2011).

Start a Community Garden, (urbanharvest.org, 2011).

P-Patch Community Gardens, (Seattle.gov, 2011).

Root of It All: The costs of starting a community garden, (journaltimes.com, Dec. 19, 2010).

The GOOD Guide to Better Neighborhoods: Start a Community Garden, (good.is, Apr. 20, 2010).

Green Your Town: Community Gardening, (sierraclub.com, Apr. 8, 2010).

Building a Rooftop Community Garden, (HouseLogic.com, Feb. 9, 2010).

Five Tips for Starting a Community Garden, (timesfreepress.com, Jan. 23, 2010).

Gardening Matters Start-Up Guide, (gardeningmatters.org, Sept. 2009).

Start a Community Garden: Find and Design a Site, (HouseLogic.com, Aug. 28, 2009).

Start a Community Garden: Get the Community Involved, (HouseLogic.com, Aug. 28, 2009).

Guide to Starting a Community Garden to Share Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs, (associatedcontent.com, July 23, 2009).

How to Start a Community Garden, (thegreenestdollar.com, Mar. 25, 2009).

How to Start a Community Garden, (abcnews.com, Aug. 6, 2008).

How to Start a Community Garden, (tlc.howstuffworks.com, Apr. 30, 2008).

How to Start a Community Garden and Beautify Your Neighborhood, (grassrootsmakers.org).

University and College Community Gardening

Community Gardening a Way to Bring People Together, (Rockingham News, Mar. 21, 2010).

The College Community Garden: 6 Schools Growing' Their Own, (blog.sustainablog.org, Feb. 17, 2010).

Community Garden Start-Up Guide, (University of California, 2010).

Community Garden Toolkit, (University of Missouri, Apr. 2009).

How to Start a Community Garden, (Southern University and A&M College, July-Oct. 2008).

Starting a Community Vegetable Garden, (New Mexico State University, May 2008).

How to Start a Community Garden, (University of Illinois, Feb. 11, 2007).

Resources for starting a community garden, (Ohio State University).

Gardens come to University of Idaho, (University of Idaho).

Eagle Heights Community Gardens, (University of Wisconsin).

Sustainability Community Development Initiative, (Grand Valley State University, MI).

Duke University Community Garden, (Duke University, Durham, NC).

Community Garden, (Anderson University, Anderson, IN).

Garden for the Community, (University of Delaware).

Grantham Community Garden, (Messiah College, Grantham, PA).

The Harvard Community Garden, (Harvard University).

Organic Garden, (Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT).

Gardener's Welcome Packet, (University of Missouri).

Websites

American Community Gardening Association—The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is a bi-national nonprofit membership organization of professionals, volunteers and supporters of community greening in urban and rural communities.

Urban Harvest—Urban Harvest is a local charitable organization supporting a network of urban gardens, farms and orchards that inspire and empower people of diverse backgrounds to grow food in the city. These gardens and farms are located at schools, youth centers, parks, housing projects, places of worship, vacant lots and therapy centers, and serve to educate, strengthen community spirit, create therapeutic environments and provide food and income.

Ashoka's Community Greens—Ashoka's Community Greens, an initiative of Ashoka, restores community to neighborhoods across the country, enhances the environment, and empowers citizens by integrating citizen-managed shared green spaces into places where people live and work.

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