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Please setup and support Organic COMMUNTIY GARDENS

and Organic Edible Schoolyards in your community.  Thank you.

utilizing ORGANIC COMMUNITY GARDENS to feed the hungry

http://community2gard.insanejournal.com

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General Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_gardening

A community garden is a single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people

PURPOSE

Community gardens provide access to fresh produce and plants as well as access to satisfying labor,
neighborhood improvement, sense of community and connection to the environment. They are publicly
functioning in terms of ownership, access, and management, as well as typically owned in trust by local
governments or nonprofits.

A city’s community gardens can be as diverse as its communities of gardeners. Some choose to solely
grow flowers, others are nurtured communally and their bounty shared, some have individual plots for
personal use, while others are equipped with raised beds for disabled gardeners.

Community gardens encourage an urban community's food security, allowing citizens to grow their own
food or for others to donate what they have grown.[5] The gardens also combat two forms of alienation
that plague modern urban life, by bringing urban gardeners closer in touch with the source of their food,
and by breaking down isolation by creating a social community. It has also been found that active
communities experience less crime and vandalism.

Community garden advocates point out that locally grown food decreases a community's reliance on
fossil fuels for transport of food from large agricultural areas. It also decreases the level of fossil fuels
used in agricultural machinery, since more of the work is done manually.

Australian Community Gardens Network

http://communitygarden.org.au

Growing Power
http://growingpower.org

American Community Gardening Association

http://communitygarden.org

Growing Hope
http://growinghope.net

Community Gardens Meetup Groups

http://commgardens.meetup.com

Community Food Systems Resources

http://www.ssawg.org/cfs-resources.html

Green Guerillas
http://www.greenguerillas.org

Green Thumb
The largest community gardening program in the country
http://greenthumbnyc.org

Right Sharing World Resources

http://rswr.org

Growing Communities
http://www.growingcommunities.org.au

Common Forms of Community Food Systems

http://www.seedinternational.com.au/community%20food%20systems.html

Building Community through Gardening

http://www.seedinternational.com.au/CG%20article%201.html
http://www.seedinternational.com.au/community_food.html

Urban Agriculture Books

http://www.cityfarmer.org/booksales.html

Community Garden Start-Up Guide

http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden/articles/startup_guide.html
Low-Income Los Angeles Residents Grow Food
http://www.ascribe.org/cgi-bin/spew4th.pl?
ascribeid=20030513.123819&time=13+19+PDT&year=2003&public=1
http://news.ucanr.org/newsstorymain.cfm?story=476

Common Ground Garden Program

http://www.vegparadise.com/24carrot4.html

Land Trusts Resources

http://www.landtrustalliance.org/resources

BOOKS:
Community Gardening; by Elizabeth Tehle Peters
http://books.google.com/books?id=Fg677OXothEC

Growing Communities: How to Build Community Through Community Gardening; by Jeanette Abi-Nader

Cultivating Community: Principles and Practices for Community Gardening as a Community-Building

Tool; by Karen Payne
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30399171

Cultivating community: vacant lot agriculture in New York City; by S Jesse Zwick
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/542448818

Entrepreneurial Community Gardens: Growing Food, Skills, Jobs, and Communities; by David Campbell
http://books.google.com/books?id=d0i-D2bolXQC

Guide to Getting Started in Community Gardening

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30614712

Checklist for new community gardens

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30593141

Safety in the community garden

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30400669

What is community gardening

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30400669/
Greening Cities, Growing Communities: Learning from Seattle's Urban Community Gardens; by Jeffrey
Hou
http://www.librarything.com/work/9026788
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310714508

From Neglected Parcels to Community Gardens: A Handbook, by Brian Emerson

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30399352

Carss Park Community Garden: Gardeners Guidebook; by Russ Grayson

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30615367

Community Gardens Policy Directions for Kogarah Council; by Russ Grayson

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30399052

A Participatory Approach to a Community Garden Start-Up; by Faith Thomas

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30397953

Getting Started in Community Gardening

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30614712

Community Gardening: An Annotated Bibliography

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30398802

Edens Lost and Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities; by Harry Wiland
http://edenslostandfound.org

Growing a Community Food System

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30399753

Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Urban Parks

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30619286

The Health Benefits of Parks; by Erica Gies

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30400548

Guide for planning the local Victory Garden Program

http://victorygard361.livejournal.com

Victory Garden - Leader's Handbook

http://victorygard367.livejournal.com

A Handbook of Community Gardening; by Boston Urban Gardeners and Susan Naimark

http://www.librarything.com/work/9455896
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8132511

Creating community gardens: a handbook for planning and creating community; by Dorothy Johnson
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28203340

The community garden book: New directions for creating and managing; by Larry Sommers
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10340944
http://www.librarything.com/work/3065035

Community Gardens: A Celebration of the People, Recipes and Plants; by Penny Woodward
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68208573
http://www.librarything.com/work/4274600

City Bountiful: A Century of Community Gardening in America; by Laura J. Lawson

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224798669
http://www.librarything.com/work/1327706

Creating Community in the City: Cooperatives and Community Gardens in Washington, D.C.; by Ruth H.
Landman
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27067143

Starting a Land Trust; by Land Trust Alliance

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20452691
http://www.librarything.com/work/627282

Our Community Garden; by Barbara Pollak

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54425294
http://www.librarything.com/work/4771437

Digging Deeper: Integrating Youth Gardens Into Schools and Communities; by Joseph Kiefer
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41174314

A Patch of Eden: America's Inner-City Gardeners; by H. Patricia Hynes

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34410093
http://www.librarything.com/work/173800

Our Generous Garden; by Anne Nagro

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/276935791
http://www.librarything.com/work/8606420

Organic Gardening For Kids; by Elizabeth J. Scholl

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/302188955
http://www.librarything.com/work/8369060

Outdoor Classrooms, A Handbook for School Gardens; by Carolyn Nuttall

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271680990
http://www.librarything.com/work/6399937

Edible Schoolyard: A Universal Idea; by Alice Waters

- http://books.google.com/books?id=vuLYZFaQWjEC

Seed To Seed: Food Gardens in Schools; by Jude Fanton

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225559370
http://www.librarything.com/work/9793003

Ten Years of Education at the Edible Schoolyard; by Chez Panisse Foundation

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/462939137

West Side Kids - Big Idea; by Ellen Schecter

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32625067

The Garden on Green Street; by Meish Goldish

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52562627
http://www.librarything.com/work/3358618

The Garden of Happiness; By Erika Tamar

- http://books.google.com/books?id=HumhRbBqe2sC

City Green; by Dyanne Di Salvo-Ryan

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28888338
http://www.librarything.com/work/3359037

Struggle for Eden: Community Gardens in New York City; by Malve von Hassell
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47283044

Loisaida: NYC Community Gardens; by Michela Pasquali

http://books.google.com/books?id=xaVWpZvi-FIC
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70858235

Harvest of the Suburbs: An Environmental History of Growing Food in Australian Cities; by Andrea
Gaynor
http://books.google.com/books?id=RzdnGfMi8dcC
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69676337
Urban Wilds: Gardener's Stories Of The Struggle For Land And Justice; by Cleo Woelfle-Erskine
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60955199
http://www.librarything.com/work/2461552

On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries; by Richard Reynolds

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230481810
http://www.librarything.com/work/5057323

DVD: Sweat Equity; director: Daniel P. Tripoli

http://metrofarming.com

DVD: Green Dreams; producer: Alison Bowman

DVD: A Lot in Common; produced by Rick Bacigalupi

http://alotincommon.com

DVD: CULTIVATING CHANGE; directed: David Springbett

http://bullfrogfilms.com

DVD: Hunger no More: Faces Behind the Facts; producer: Burton Buller
http://www.ncccusa.org/hunger

DVD: Growing hope : the Homeless Garden Project; by Ric Howard

http://www.videoproject.com/gro-468-v.html

PICTURES of Community Gardens

Add a Picture of your Community Garden
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=community+garden+pictures

The HOMELESS GARDEN PROJECT

http://homelessgardenproject.org
book: Transitory Gardens, Uprooted Lives; by Margaret Morton
http://books.google.com/books?id=taGjMgJnaZIC

FOOD SECURITY links

http://www.foodsecurity.org/links.html

ROOF TOP GARDENS for helping Food Banks

Reduced Energy Costs, Extended Roof Life, Stormwater Management, Sound Insulation, Aesthetics
http://www.greengridroofs.com http://www.zinco.de http://greenroofplants.com
http://greenroofpro.com http://prairie-tech.com
http://www.optigruen.de http://www.igra-world.com http://roofmeadow.com
http://www.greenroof.co.uk
Book: Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity; by Sandra Postel, http://worldwatch.org
Gray water recycling- http://oasisdesign.net http://www.ecological-engineering.com
http://www.zeri.org http://oceanarks.org http://waterrecycle.com.au http://seacology.org
http://seaweb.org http://surfrider.org http://waterrecycling.com http://livingmachines.com
Greywater Heat Exchangers: http://www.gfxtechnology.com
Purifying waste water with plant technology:
book: Growing Clean Water; by B. C. Wolverton http://www.wolvertonenvironmental.com
http://oceanarks.org
No flush toilet systems- http://compostingtoilet.com http://sun-mar.com
book: Composting Toilet System Book by David Del Porto
book: The Humanure Handbook A Guide To Composting Human Manure; by Joseph Jenkins
http://jenkinspublishing.com
http://www.riles.org http://www.solartoilet.com http://www.envirolet-europe.com
http://www.ecosan.nl http://www.berger-biotechnik.de http://www.aquatron.se
Solar Water Desalination- http://www.zonnewater.net http://www.ette.no
http://www.hydrogen.asn.au http://sourceguides.com/energy
Book: Water for every Farm; by P. Yeomans
http://acresusa.com/books/closeup.asp?action=search&prodid=476&catid=&pcid=2

WINTER FARMING and GARDENING TECHNOLOGY

http://biointensiveforrussia.igc.org http://fourseasonfarm.com http://growerssupply.com
http://www.growbiointensive.org/newsletter/may2000/passive-solar.html http://homepower.com
Passive Solar Greenhouse Workshop: design, construction and year round production:
book: Four Season Harvest; by Eliot Coleman http://fourseasonfarm.com
book: Solar Gardening; by Leande Vogel Poisson
book: Winter Harvest Manual; by Eliot Coleman http://fourseasonfarm.com
book: Lasagna Gardening; by Patricia Lanza
energy efficient LED grow lights: http://led-grow-master.com

WATER WALLS - Thermal Mass

http://www.slosustainability.com

WATER WALLS Design Manual

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30402057

Polymax Water Wall Bag - Solar Thermal Mass

http://growerssupply.com http://solar-components.com

HEATING GREEN HOUSES with SOLAR HOT WATER and radiant heating systems
(Using the floor as a Thermal Mass for Retaining Heat at Night - see THERMAL MASS)
http://www.radiantsolar.com http://www.solargenix.com http://www.radiantec.com
http://www.radiantcompany.com http://www.wirsbo.ca http://www.heliodyne.com
http://www.twapanels.ca http://www.thermotechs.com http://www.thermomax.com
http://www.orange-energy.de
Free Installation Manual: http://www.radiantec.com/installation.htm
Solar Water Wall for Passive Solar Heating http://www.solar-components.com
http://www.growerssupply.com
Water Wall Design http://www.scribd.com/doc/30402057
Polymax Water Wall Bag http://www.growerssupply.com
Water Walls-Thermal Mass http://www.slosustainability.com
Vertical indoor Garding: http://www.vertigro.com http://www.omegagarden.com
http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320
bring sun light indoors to grow food: http://www.sunpipe.com http://www.led-grow-master.com
BOOKS:
Energy Conservation for Commercial Greenhouses; by John Bartok http://www.growingedge.com
Biodynamic Greenhouse Management; by Heinz Grotzke
Greenhouses for Homeowners and Gardeners; by John Bartok
http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
Complete Greenhouse Book, Building and Using Greenhouses from Cold-Frames to Solar Structures; by
Peter Clegg
Complete book of the Greenhouse; by Ian Walls
Greener Greenhouses; http://www.growingedge.com/store/books_multimedia.php
Greenhouse Gardener's Companion; by Shane Smith
Building Your Own Greenhouse; by Mark Freeman
Gardening Under Cover: A Northwest Guide to Solar Greenhouses, Cold Frames; by William Head
Building and Using Cold Frames
Polytunnel Companion; by Jayne Neville
Gardening Under Plastic: How to Use Fleece, Films, Cloches and Polytunnels; by Bernard Salt
Starting Early Flowering and Vegetable Plants Under Glass; by Charles Nissley

SOLAR POWERED GREENHOUSES and passive solar heated greenhouses

http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=170320
http://www.growingspaces.co.uk
http://www.scrupe.com/Collecting%20Details/collecting_details.htm
http://www.solar.demokritos.gr/desabst/1981.htm
Solar Water Wall for Passive Solar Heating http://www.solar-components.com
Water Wall Design http://www.scribd.com/doc/30402057
Polymax Water Wall Bag http://www.growerssupply.com

Bringing Sun Light Indoors for Gardening inside your home

(recycling indoor air with plants, save energy, grow food indoors)
http://sun-dome.com http://sun-tek.com http://kalwall.com http://www.skytube.net.nz
http://sunscope.com http://huvco.com http://solatube.com
book: Daylight Design of Buildings; by Nick Baker http://www.cat.org.uk
book: How To Grow Fresh Air; by B. C. Wolverton http://wolvertonenvironmental.com

FOOD BANKS
Your Local food bank needs You.
Please help. Thank You.
http://food2bank.insanejournal.com

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
http://journeytoforever.org

http://sustain2tech.insanejournal.com

VOLUNTEER to WORK on ORGANIC FARMS in Europe

Cheap way to see Europe
wwoof.org

book: Europe Through the Back Door; by Rick Steves

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/209593045

http://www.librarything.com/work/214837

Proverb:

A good person leaves an inheritance to their children’s children.

What kind of inheritance are you leaving?

SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY for Women
http://journeytoforever.org

http://sustain2tech.insanejournal.com

Part 1 http://klauzellegaard.insanejournal.com/311.html

Part 2 http://kamilteach.livejournal.com/1516.html

utilizing ORGANIC COMMUNITY GARDENS to feed the hungry

http://community2gard.insanejournal.com

http://sorezhagensen.insanejournal.com

http://clausdindler.livejournal.com/675.html

Your Local FOOD BANK Needs You

Please help.  Thank YOU!

http://food2bank.insanejournal.com

http://nielzekock.insanejournal.com

Grow a Row - Plant a Row for the Hungry

http://row2grow.insanejournal.com