The Community Gardening Handbook
The Community Gardening Handbook

Author: Ben Raskin

Publisher: CompanionHouse Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781620082553

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Community gardens are "cropping" up all over, allowing neighbors to work together, grow together, and reap the delicious rewards of their labor together. As more and more people become interested in getting back to nature and growing their own food, the community-gardening movement is exploding in popularity, giving city and suburban dwellers an opportunity to try out their green thumbs. This colorfully illustrated guide to community gardening offers comprehensive planning and planting advice to those looking to start a community garden as well as to those interested in joining an existing garden. Inside The Community Garden Handbook: -Profiles of different types of community gardens around the world, such as community-supported agriculture, shared plots and individual plots, orchards, rooftop gardens, movable gardens, and more -Getting the whole family involved in the community's gardening efforts -Starting a community garden from scratch, including gathering a team, navigating the legalities, and securing funds -Organizing fun community events, such as seed swaps and workshops, to raise awareness of and draw participants to community gardens -Selecting a site, Planning the garden's layout, irrigation system, and division of plots -A season-by-season schedule of tasks to maximize growing and harvesting and maintain the garden in the off-season -A plant directory featuring detailed descriptions of close to 50 flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and more that will thrive in a community-garden setting

Our Community Garden
Our Community Garden

Author:

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2004-08

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1582701091

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A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.

Community Gardening as Social Action
Community Gardening as Social Action

Author: Claire Nettle

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1317163419

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There has been a resurgence of community gardening over the past decade with a wide range of actors seeking to get involved, from health agencies aiming to increase fruit and vegetable consumption to radical social movements searching for symbols of non-capitalist ways of relating and occupying space. Community gardens have become a focal point for local activism in which people are working to contribute to food security, question the erosion of public space, conserve and improve urban environments, develop technologies of sustainable food production, foster community engagement and create neighbourhood solidarity. Drawing on in-depth case studies and social movement theory, Claire Nettle provides a new empirical and theoretical understanding of community gardening as a site of collective social action. This provides not only a more nuanced and complete understanding of community gardening, but also highlights its potential challenges to notions of activism, community, democracy and culture.

Cultivating Neighborhood
Cultivating Neighborhood

Author: Bryan K. Langlands

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2014-08-25

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1630877603

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Why have so many churches started community gardens over the past decade? Are they simply a fad? Or do community gardens somehow connect more deeply with the mission of the churches that launch them? What can churches and faith-based institutions interested in starting community gardens learn from those that have started their own gardens over the past decade? And what would it mean for a church to put Christ in the center of its community gardening efforts? In order to discern best practices for launching Christ-centered community gardens moving forward, Cultivating Neighborhood begins with a brief survey of the history of community gardens in the United States and builds a constructive theological framework for community gardening grounded in the practice of Christian hospitality. It continues with two case studies of church-sponsored community gardens and one case study of a community garden sponsored by a Christian college, all three of which were created between 2003 and 2011. The results of this research conclude with a new definition of Christ-centered community gardening and an outline of fifteen best practices for launching a Christ-centered community garden.

The Complete Book of Community Gardening
The Complete Book of Community Gardening

Author: Jamie Jobb

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Explains how groups of people can use vacant lots and other unused ground to create community gardens and discusses problems and decisions facing such groups.

Bo and the Community Garden
Bo and the Community Garden

Author: Elliott Smith

Publisher: Lerner Publications TM

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Bo and his friends are working on a community garden at school. But what if they can't agree on what to plant? See what they decide as Bo learns about the benefits of the garden. Bo’s life is always buzzing. And not just because he lives upstairs from The Buzz, a barbershop. Young readers will love following Bo’s daily life and adventures in these early chapter books. Read WokeTM Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian, to reflect the diversity of our world.

A Trip to the Community Garden
A Trip to the Community Garden

Author: Melissa Raé Shofner

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1499427816

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Growing food in a community garden is a great idea, and lots of communities have them. When the fruits and vegetables are ready, everyone gets to take some home. This book will teach young readers about working with their neighbors to grow a garden. Reluctant readers will be drawn in by the accessible text. Full-color photographs on each page help children connect with what they’re reading. Readers will be eager to pick up this book and learn about community gardens.

Case of the Community Garden
Case of the Community Garden

Author: Robin Koontz

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 161641295X

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When the plants disappear from the community garden, Furlock and Muttson are called to the case. Can they follow the clues to solve the case of the community garden? The furry detectives provide early readers entertaining, easy-to-follow mysteries in the Short Tales Furlock & Muttson Mysteries series. Large type, whimsical illustrations, and repeated phrases will make these tales popular with your students. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 2-6.

Community Gardening
Community Gardening

Author: Ellen Kirby

Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1889538388

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This guide to community gardening uses case studies to show how to produce safe eco-friendly food, bring neighbors together, offer science lessons for children, and give participants the satisfaction that comes with making things grow.