| Edition |
1st edition |
| Phys Descr |
203 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Note |
Includes index |
| Contents |
Without community, it's just a garden: getting organized -- Get the party started: meetings with a mission -- Bringing the garden to life: planning and design -- Taking care of garden business: a structure for sustainability -- Mobilizing: developing a team of gardeners and volunteers -- The year-round community: keeping it fun -- Groundwork for success: teaching new gardeners -- Twenty-one vegetables to sow, harvest, store, and serve |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Summary |
LaManda Joy, the founder of Chicago?s Peterson Garden Project and a board member of the American Community Gardening Association, has worked in the community gardening trenches for years and brings her knowledge to the wider world in Start a Community Food Garden. This hardworking guide covers every step of the process: fundraising, community organizing, site sourcing, garden design and planning, finding and managing volunteers, and managing the garden through all four seasons. A section dedicated to the basics of growing was designed to be used by community garden leaders as an educational tool for teaching new members how to successfully garden |
| Subject |
Community gardens
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Food crops
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Vegetables
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| OCLC # |
868648908 |
| ISBN # |
9781604694840 |
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160469484X |
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