how to start a community garden janet b. carson extension horticulture specialist
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How to Start a Community Garden
Janet B. CarsonExtension Horticulture Specialist
Organize a meeting of interested people
• Identify possible sites• Funding sources• Water availability• Partnerships• What type of gardens– Raised beds, – Seasonal or year-round
Who will be involved?
• Anyone in the community who wants to garden?
• Neighborhood based• Senior Citizen Center• School
Gibbs/Dunbar School Garden
Determine budgets
• Who pays for water?• Plot rental?• Security• Seeds, plants, fertilizer
Contracts?
• Put in writing what is expected.
• Who will maintain if they don’t?
• Individual or group plots?
One person cannot do it alone
• Create networks of support.
• Build coalitions.• Work with local food
banks.
Advertise
• Get the word out.• Hold open houses• Invite the press.
Start small, and build on success
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