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Growing Communities Through Gardens

This 12 page introduction to community gardens provides an overview of What is a Community Garden? Types of Community Gardens! Benefits of Community Gardens! Starting a Garden! Recruiting Partners…

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Dealing With Ash & Smoke From Wildfires

Tips for community gardeners dealing with smoke and ash from wildfires. Wear an N-95 mask to protect your lungs if air quality is impacted, and stay indoors if advised. Rinse plants regularly to wash…

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USDA Opens People’s Garden Initiative to Gardens Nationwide

USDA is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide. School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban and…

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2022 Leadership Academy for Community Gardeners

Free 2-day Training for Community Garden LeadersOctober 29th and November 5th9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Lunch ProvidedFarm Tours IncludedRecreation Building4561 County Home Rd., Greenville, NCRegister Online

Training schedule: Oct 29 Day 1 and Nov 5 Day 2, Pitt County 9:00am–3:00pm; contact jktorres@ncsu.edu

Free 2-Day Training for Community Garden Leaders

Free 2-day Training for Community Garden LeadersOctober 29th and November 5th9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Lunch ProvidedTours IncludedRecreation Building4561 County Home Rd., Greenville, NCRegister Online

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2022 Community Garden Leadership Academy

Free 2-day Training for Community Garden LeadersOctober 29th and November 5th9 am - 3:00 pmLunch ProvidedFarm Tours IncludedRecreation Building4561 County Home Rd., Greenville, NCRegister Online

2022 Photo Contest: Celebrating Pollinators in Community Gardens — submit June 20–26

2022 Photo Contest-Celebrating Pollinators in Community Gardens

Help us celebrate the importance of pollinators in community gardens by participating in North Carolina Community Garden Partners/ A&T's first Pollinator Photo Contest! See the flyer for…

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Community FRESH – a Guide to Growing Community Gardens

This 44-page handbook by M. Alyssa McKim is dense with information and resources to promote community gardening. Beautifully laid out, with great photos and diagrams, it is an easy-to-follow guide.

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Creating a Community Garden on a Vacant Lot

Are you interested in transforming a vacant lot into a community garden? First, find out how the site has been used in the past. This will help you identify potential risks. For example, if it had an…

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Community Gardens in the News - Sprouting Hope in France

Link to Article and ImagesYaizid Bendaif turned a small patch of grass outside his home in a housing project in Marseille, France into a bountiful garden full of zucchinis, radishes, and cabbage…