1. Organize a meeting of interested people
First determine if the garden is really needed and wanted by the community. It seems obvious, but community engagement is the most important part of …
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Aquaponics: Something’s fishy in Baltimore backyards
The aquarium in the living room of Meir and Leah Lazar’s home isn’t just for decoration. The tilapia and bluegills packed into the 50-gallon glass tank are waiting their turn to wind up on dinner…
Via articles.latimes.com
How your non-profit can receive $1,500 to build a community garden
Giving a Voice to Neighborhood News in Sacramento (How your non-profit can receive $1,500 to build a community garden http://t.co/MVyi8nGX…)…
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DFW Truck Farm not your ordinary farm, or truck
The idea of driving a truck around with a farm on the back may
seem like a far-fetched idea, but not to Donelle Simmons and her
mother Marilyn of Waxahachie. (These girls are real go-getters!
Via www.waxahachietx.com
USDA Blog » Gooding Community Garden Produces Food, Knowledge, Service & Fun
#USDA Gooding Community Garden Produces Food, Knowledge, Service & Fun http://t.co/IryAWOK3 cc @yekshaba…
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Boulder Belt Eco-Farm: Get your Learning On
Public Health Law and Policy Webinar http://www.phlpnet.org/php/products/healthier-food-sale-finding-funding. Healthier Food For Sale In this webinar, we discussed how to identify and leverage financing mechanisms to …
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Space for growth in Detroit
As the US car industry revives, there are even a few signs of life in Detroit’s devastated economy on the farms and markets. (What is the city of Detroit doing with all their empty real estate? Urban Farming.
Via www.bbc.co.uk
How to Find Space To Garden using Hyperlocavore – Hyperlocavore – A yard sharing community
This is a tutorial for hyperlocavore.com – for folks who are looking for a yard or a piece of land to grow on.
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Urban Farming Coming to Baltimore’s Food Deserts | Organic Connections
Baltimore’s Office of Sustainability is actively encouraging the creation of small entrepreneurial farms on vacant lots to bring more healthy fresh food to city residents.
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Urban farming, and lots of it, in Cleveland: editorial
The oft-maligned buckle of the rust belt is becoming a green belt, as weed-spiked wastelands are turned into verdant community gardens, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes.
Via www.cleveland.com
City moves toward community garden ordinance | Local Economy in Action
FT. LAUDERDALE: There’s no mention anywhere in any of Fort Lauderdale ‘s ordinances about planting and growing a vegetable garden in your backyard.
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Sensory garden gets thumbs up – Community – Doncaster Free Press
A NEW sensory garden for people with dementia has been praised by a leading charity.
Via www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk
Intel DuPont Community Garden: Welcome to the Garden
A community garden I work on in my spare time. One of our members started a blog for us.
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USDA Blog » People’s Garden Helps to Strengthen a Community in Costa Rica
RT @USDA: USDA Blog: People’s Garden Helps to Strengthen a Community in Costa Rica http://t.co/T62f86kR…
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Phoenix gardens take aim at ‘food deserts’
Phoenix gardens take aim at ‘food deserts’, Health group aims to improve Maryvale’s access to healthful food (Phoenix gardens take aim at ‘food deserts’ http://t.co/RuFVEU5D
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