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Community gardening 101
The document provides information on starting and maintaining a community garden. It discusses gathering initial support, determining garden needs, recruiting gardeners, establishing guidelines, identifying local resources, creating a garden plan, fundraising, and establishing rules for gardeners. The overall purpose is to provide guidance to community members on creating a successful and well-organized community garden.
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Community gardening 101
- 1. Lucy Bradley, Ph.D. Urban Horticulture Specialist NCSU Cooperative Extension Joni Torres Community Garden Technician Pitt County Cooperative Extension Maggie Castor Community Gardener
- 2. — Health Increase levels of physical activity Increase consumption of vegetables Reduce stress Community Development Share resources and skills Beautify and improve neighborhoods Build and strengthen a community Make new friends — Personal Development Save money on food costs Learn new skills Increase knowledge
- 3. — Gather a group of 10 committed people, assign jobs and meet to report on progress. — Talk to community members to grow support. — Determine garden needs: find a site, test soil, secure water source. — Hold a public meeting to recruit gardeners and begin design process.
- 4. — Establish a garden committee and develop guidelines — Identify and reach out to local resources — Talk to other community gardens. — Find a garden coordinator Create subcommittees Fundraising Maintenance Outreach Volunteer coordination
- 5. — Individual talents and skills within your group. Fund raisers, building skills, computer skills, gardening knowledge, good organizers etc. — Associations Civic groups, neighborhood associations, garden clubs, etc. — Institutions Local government agencies, colleges, medical centers, — Land and buildings Parks, community centers, churches, schools, recreational centers — Local economy Nursery, garden center, hardware stores, newspaper, radio station
- 6. — County Board of Health — Cooperative Extension Service — Soil and Water Conservation — County Planning Department — County Engineering Department — Schools and Recreation — Senior Center — Board of Education — Public Information Services — Local Hospital Foundation
- 7. — Soil test-‐ for heavy metals, pH, fertility — Irrigation – hoses, watering cans, wands — Tool storage –shed or deck box — Tilling costs — Soil amendments Lime, compost, manure, mulch — Equipment hand tools, shovels, rakes, hoe, garden fork, pitch fork, wheelbarrow, buckets Hammer, string and stakes Tape measure (100 foot) — Sign — Fence
- 8. — Find a Sponsor — Reduce your needs -‐ Budget $1,000 -‐ $5,000 startup $1,000/year on-‐going — Seek In-‐Kind donations — Raise money Donations Events Grants Sales Dues — Tell your story – Evaluation, Annual Report
- 9. — Safe & Convenient — 6-‐8 hours of direct sun — Access to affordable water — Well drained site — Soil is not contaminated — Available for at least 5 years — Available parking — Existing Condition (weeds, trash, fire ants,etc)
- 10. — Individual or communal plots? — Plot size? — Tool shed location — Composting area — Shelter/gathering space — Restroom facilities — Fencing
- 11. Welcome garden is main entry point for gardeners and visitors and serves as a home for beneficial insects. — Separate areas for organic and non-‐organic gardeners — Plot size 4’ x 20’ — 4’ paths between beds — 8’ paths in central areas — Central location of children’s garden and gathering space — Multiple locations for compost bins and tools — Area for bulk delivery is accessible to trucks — 8’ tall fence to keep out deer and other wildlife
- 12. Cooperation with all gardeners and a general respect for others’ space is appreciated. Please read each of these rules carefully as you will be asked to sign an agreement and to abide by them. *No animals allowed *No weeds going to seed *Stay within your boundaries of your plot, as established by the Garden Coordinator at the beginning of the season *Don’t shade or water anyone else’s area * Do not harvest from someone else’s plot *Keep your space neat and clean and remove trash from site *Turn off the water and put hoses back when finished *Compost bins are for compost only
- 13. _________Community Garden and all project volunteers shall be held free from any liability for any personal injuries or damage to property resulting from your participation in the _______ Community Garden. Gardeners must sign their agreement to follow guidelines and the hold harmless clause.
- 14. Standard Business Policy Get added to church or other non profit’s coverage (lower cost) General liability 2,000,000/limit 1,000,000/occurrence Bodily damage Property damage This would cover all gardeners and visitors (make sure volunteers are covered) v Medical $5000/person/yr v Name location of garden if it is at a different site
- 15. — Set Garden Guidelines (organic, pesticide free, low toxic) allow flexibility — Develop a packet of information for gardeners — Hold workshops based on gardener’s needs and interests. — Lots of great resources See resource links
- 16. — Plan Events and Educational Opportunities Invite the general public — Create a communication network: email, website, newsletter, bulletin board, phone tree, etc.
- 17. Mid April Planting Day Warm season crops (tomatoes, squash, green beans, sweet corn) June/July Open House Workday the weekend before Aug Clean Up Day Weeds Aug-Sept Planting Day Fall and/or cover crops Harvest Meal
- 18. — Celebrate special events. Share food and recipes. — Incorporate the garden into community life. — Look for opportunities to grow and change. — Share what you learn.
- 19. — NC State Community Gardening Website http://nccommunitygarden.ncsu.edu/ — Eat Smart Move More Community Gardening Publication http://nccommunitygarden.ncsu.edu/primer.html — How to Organize an Allotment Community Garden http://cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/extension/documents/ag-‐727.pdf — NC Community Garden Partners http://www.facebook.com/NCCGP — NC Cooperative Extension Horticulture Publications http://cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/extension/extension-‐ publications.php
- 20. — Minimizing Risks of Urban Contaminants in Urban Gardens http://cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/extension/documents/AG-‐439-‐78.pdf — Let’s Move Faith Based Communities http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships/resources/Pubs/ lets_move_toolkit.pdf — Gardening calendar for Eastern North Carolina http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/files/library/71/VegPlantingGuide.pdf — Gardening Calendar for Central North Carolina http://cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/extension/documents/AG-‐756.pdf
- 21. — Missouri Community Gardening tool-‐kit with forms etc. http://extension.missouri.edu/explorepdf/miscpubs/mp0906.pdf — Food safety in the community garden. http://g.virbcdn.com/_f/files/0c/FileItem-‐259929-‐ FoodSafetyWebCurriculum.pdf
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- 25. In 2008 – There were an estimated 173 million Christians in the US and almost 9 million people of other faiths. Captive audience Willing to help others Source: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0075.pdf
- 26. — Invite various groups, associations, and people in your congregation or community to help start the garden. — Involve young people as participants in the garden. — Consider devoting a portion of the garden to members of youth after school groups. Source: http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships/resources/Pubs/lets_move_toolkit.pdf
- 27. — 1. Prayer first. — 2.Identify who in your Parish is interested in gardening, as well as the community that your Parish resides in. There is strength in Unity. — 3. Prayer before all activities will help make miraculous things happen, and expect things to happen in “God’s time”. — 4. Seek out donations of labor and supplies from your congregation’s members. Source:http://g.virbcdn.com/_f/files/e1/FileItem-‐259582-‐ Howtostartafaithbasedcommunitygarden2.pdf
- 28. To help unify our local community since food is our neighborhood commonality. We will accomplish this by improving our local food sources and by empowering people to feed themselves with self-‐grown, nutritious and affordable food. Source: http://g.virbcdn.com/_f/files/e1/FileItem-‐259582-‐ Howtostartafaithbasedcommunitygarden2.pdf
- 29. — Schedule group projects, workdays, and garden pot lucks and include garden prayers services as an essential component. The good Lord does better work that we do—keep the faith! — Plan Church community workdays to complete large projects, such as the actual construction of the garden, irrigation system, or even a shed. — Enlist the additional groups from the church, such as youth groups, boy scouts, social ministry, ladies guilds, etc. Source: http://g.virbcdn.com/_f/files/e1/FileItem-‐259582-‐ Howtostartafaithbasedcommunitygarden2.pdf
- 30. — Is a great “unity project” that also provides your church community with an abundance of healthy and affordable fresh food. — Food is our neighborhood commonality… — Start a faith-‐based garden today, and help unify your community! Source: http://g.virbcdn.com/_f/files/e1/FileItem-‐259582-‐ Howtostartafaithbasedcommunitygarden2.pdf
- 31. — Clear statement of process in guidelines — Contact gardener to see if they need help — Reassign plot quickly — Plant cover crop or designate as shared plot
- 32. — Clear statement in agreement — Strong maintenance committee — Assign all plots, or plant cover crops — Mulch — Manage abandoned plots quickly — Don’t allow the weeds to form seeds
- 33. — Recruit neighbors to participate — Build positive relationship — Keep garden looking good — Listen & Respect — Be considerate –sound, dust, parking
- 34. — Model respect, compassion, humor — Build peace into guidelines — Design garden to minimize conflict Wide pathways Group organic gardeners together — Act quickly to resolve differences
- 35. — Encourage shared responsibility — Support delegating, mentoring — Build democratic process — Create structure
- 36. — Have clear guidelines — Harvest frequently — Recruit support of neighbors, police — You-‐pick garden & sharing basket outside fence — Signs — Plant root crops and unusual varieties along fence — Secure furniture with cables — Paint tools bright colors
- 37. — Keep garden clean – lines of sight open — Define boundaries — Act quickly to repair damage
- 38. is the community.