ACGA is happy to announce the 2015 Call for Articles for the Community Greening Review. This year’s theme will be Immigrant and Refugee Gardens. Submissions can be in the form of (1) a feature article proposal, including research and bibliographies, (2) shorter articles in the form of reports, essays, case studies, interviews, or how-to pieces, […] Read More
Winter is the perfect time for gardeners to give back by volunteering time, while our gardens lie dormant! While perusing seed catalogs and planning this year’s garden, plan ahead to combine your love of Gardening with giving back to the community: Organize a gleaning of remaining food crops in your community garden to go back […] Read More
The American Community Gardening Association and member organization Peterson Garden Project have been working since 2012 on a grant that promotes environmental education in the community garden setting. Due to funding delays, the program began in earnest in 2014. (Note: Another program in this grant was conducted with member organization Metro Atlanta Urban Farm in […] Read More
A Debt Free Road to “New York City” Charles Magee, PhD, Professor Biological and Agricultural Systems Engineering (BASE) Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) New York City, one of the world’s greatest metropolis, and a city where one can find love, joy, happiness, sadness, and all the material things the world has to offer. At […] Read More
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Thursday August 7, 2014 the U.S. Postal Service honored farmers markets by creating four new stamps. The stamps, which the USPS introduced along with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at a Washington, D.C., farmers market, show breads, fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants that are commonly on display for sale at thousands of farmers markets around […] Read More
Success can be measured in more ways than just the number of heads of lettuce or bunches of carrots! Having members of your community garden participate in evaluations will help you better understand the good work going on in your community garden, and it will help you improve areas where members see room for growth. […] Read More
Interested in more in-depth material to help your garden grow? Check out these garden manuals, which will help you with everything from starting seeds to cleaning up your garden after harvesting in the fall! Read More
Each and every community garden is unique, but there are some things you may find helpful in setting up your community garden. Here are a few sample forms that we’ve identified to help manage your garden. Sample Garden Plot Registration Use this form to register individuals, families, and organizations for specific garden plots in your […] Read More
