Community Garden Primers

• Eat Smart Move More North Carolina: Growing Communities through Gardens
• How to Organize an Allotment Community Garden, NCSU AG-727
• Food Safety for School and Community Gardens
• Collard Greens and Common Ground:  A North Carolina Community Food Gardening Handbook.  Click the PDF icon near the bottom of the right column of the publication for a print-ready version. Purchase a Hardcopy, $12 + shipping.
• Community FRESH- A quick Guide to Growing Community Gardens

Community Development

• Cultivating Community: A Training Manual for Community Food Systems

• The Role of Local Government in Creating Healthy, Livable Neighborhoods

Composting and Organic Matter

• Community Garden Compost Resources
• Composting and Vermiculture

Cooperative Extension Resources

• Journal of Extension - The official refereed (peer-reviewed) journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. The Journal of Extension is a fully open-access, quarterly journal. Everyone can search and read current and past issues.
• North Carolina AG Chem Manual - Integrated Pest Management Strategies for insects, diseases, weeds, animals
• One Search - This service allows you to search the resources provided by your Cooperative Extension Service using a Google Custom Search Engine that includes many of the Cooperative Extension websites provided by your Land-Grant institutions.
• NC Extension Gardener Handbook,
  • Chapter 21- Youth, Community, and Therapeutic Gardening
  • Appendix H: Community Garden Resources

Management

• Model Programs and Policies
• Harvest Tracking Sheet
• Vegetable Measurement Guide

Nutrition

• Eat Smart, Move More NC
• Choose My Plate
• USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center

Special Topics

• Community Gardens for the Homeless
  • New York, Gardens for the Homeless
  • Green America, Gardens for the Homeless

Videos

• Videos - by Kansas State

Youth

• Grow for It: 4-H Youth Gardening
• Agriculture in the Classroom
• The Food Project
• Junior Master Gardener