Planning and starting your community garden by Russ Grayson + Fiona Campbell

< making a start < challenges < bottom-up approach < let's start planning
< where will we garden? < designing the garden < let's start building
< the management phase < gardening cooking and eating
< your community garden project < useful skills for community garden organisers
< member agreement < full document for printing

YOUR COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT

1. Find people interested in community gardening and form a group.
2. Work out your purpose in starting a community garden and develop a set of objectives to accomplish that purpose over time.
3. If necessary, formally incorporate your group (this might be necessary to apply for some funding grants).
4. Search for suitable land on which to build your community garden.
5. After you find land, carry our a site analysis and develop a plan for your garden; make a list of materials, tools and equipment you will need; develop a budget
6. Find some funding - your group may be self-funding or you might apply for a small grant; get your tools, equipment and materials together.
7. Construct your garden and make your first planting.
8. Using the simple management plan developed during your planning process to keep the garden a productive and pleasant environment, enjoy your gardening and, most important of all, enjoy eating the food you grow.

PAGE UPDATED... Tuesday, 15 January 2002