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I thought some of you living in the city in more confined spaces might find this of interest.
You want to to have a vegetable garden, but you live in an apartment building or have a very shady yard. What can you do? Start a community garden!
A community garden is a garden built in a community—and the community built around a garden. It allows a group of people to grow food for the benefit of their community. That community could be the gardeners themselves, others in the community, such as seniors, or a local food pantry. The work of creating, maintaining, planting, and harvesting is done by the members of the community garden.
Here are the five steps you need to start a community garden.
1. Find your people.
Above: Self-named “Gangsta Gardener” Ron Finley transformed a strip of land alongside a sidewalk next to his South Los Angeles home into a lush community garden. His nonprofit, The Ron Finley Project, helps others living in food deserts do the same. Photograph by Stacey Lindsay, from City Sidewalks: A Garden Visit with Ron Finley in South Los Angeles.
Gather a group of like-minded people interested in starting the garden and—this is important—able to do the work. Identify who has what skills. You will need the obvious gardening skill set, but also consider those skilled in carpentry, financial matters, and leadership. Most of the work needed will be done by the members themselves. Ideally you will need a mix of both experienced gardeners and enthusiastic novices willing to learn.
2. Secure the location.
Continued below.
https://www.gardenista.com/posts/sharing-caring-start-community-garden/
You want to to have a vegetable garden, but you live in an apartment building or have a very shady yard. What can you do? Start a community garden!
A community garden is a garden built in a community—and the community built around a garden. It allows a group of people to grow food for the benefit of their community. That community could be the gardeners themselves, others in the community, such as seniors, or a local food pantry. The work of creating, maintaining, planting, and harvesting is done by the members of the community garden.
Here are the five steps you need to start a community garden.
1. Find your people.
Above: Self-named “Gangsta Gardener” Ron Finley transformed a strip of land alongside a sidewalk next to his South Los Angeles home into a lush community garden. His nonprofit, The Ron Finley Project, helps others living in food deserts do the same. Photograph by Stacey Lindsay, from City Sidewalks: A Garden Visit with Ron Finley in South Los Angeles.
Gather a group of like-minded people interested in starting the garden and—this is important—able to do the work. Identify who has what skills. You will need the obvious gardening skill set, but also consider those skilled in carpentry, financial matters, and leadership. Most of the work needed will be done by the members themselves. Ideally you will need a mix of both experienced gardeners and enthusiastic novices willing to learn.
2. Secure the location.
Continued below.
https://www.gardenista.com/posts/sharing-caring-start-community-garden/