How to start a community garden

To enrich the lives of our community through sustainable urban agriculture.

People experiencing a direct and deep connection with plants, the land and each other.

Are you interested in starting a community garden? Please check the following links, they contain much of the information you will need to get started. If you still have questions after looking these over, please give us a call.

The American Community Garden Association is a great resource: http://www.communitygarden.org/

Here is a great document on how to start a community garden: https://growinggardens.box.net/shared/static/9yk8xps9r6.pdf

North Carolina resource guide on starting a community garden:
http://nccommunitygarden.ncsu.edu/

Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) typical costs to open a garden: https://growinggardens.box.net/shared/static/5j5voeu7bq.doc

We spent about 13K to construct the Centennial Community Garden. It's basic, but nice with 22 plots. Here are the expenses:
https://growinggardens.box.net/shared/static/kbnogurjlo.xls

Maintenance Responsibilities of Community Gardens: https://growinggardens.box.net/shared/static/9fr5idyry7.doc

Hope this all helps! If you have further questions please call (303) 443-9952
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