We create opportunities for kids to learn though gardening, engaging their natural curiosity and wonder by providing inspiration, community know-how and resources. For 35 years, KidsGardening has led the school gardening movement. As a national nonprofit, we are improving nutritional attitudes,...
20/01/2009 This FAO book provides a teaching toolkit with detailed information for starting school gardens in various parts of the world. Divided by topic sections-no page numbers, illustrated
19/06/1983 I first read of this method of gardening in Organic Gardening magazine where it was referred to as permanent mulch gardening. My reaction was that there must be something wrong with anything so easy or everyone would be using it. But our garden has performed so exceptionally well with so little...
1/01/1987 The Garden in the City project is designed for 4-H clubs, schools and communites who have had little experience with gardening. The project begins in early February with indoor gardening activities and ends in June with an outdoor garden plot ready to harvest early vegetables and then plant a...
1/01/1996 A step-by-step guide to organizing, building and maintaining a community garden to grow nutritious, great tasting food, provide opportunities for economic development and create a safe, comfortable place for neighbors to work and play.
1/01/2005 A community gardener’s delight! This book offers a selection of the best stories and articles about community gardening from the American Community Gardening Association's magazines, 1982 to 2004. Honoring ACGA's 25th anniversary, it features practical, time-tested information on how to make your...
1/01/2001 Cultivating Community explores some basic principles and values that underlie successful community empowerment programs of any kind, and illustrates how these principles have been applied to community gardens across the country. This paper is intended as a resource for individuals, organizations...
This booklet is a helpful resource to starting a community garden! with the goal of "Connecting community agriculture projects locally and globally"ECHO Community Garden Toolkitprovides information on Garden location, accessibility of water, plant and soil life, education and saftey, site...
1/06/1990 This report reviews the operational experiences, problems and concerns encountered, and the lessons learned by both USAID and non-USAID assisted home and community gardening projects. 33 pages plus appendices 2 copies Report no. TA-2
20/01/2001 “There has been a tremendous growth of community gardening, but often the focus is only on building the physical infrastructure of the gardens – raised beds, water systems, fencing. However, based on more than 40 years of experience, ACGA recognizes that there needs to be as much, if not more,...