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Keene Community Garden Connections
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Keene Community Garden Connections
Community Garden Resources
New England, National & International Organizations
- Community Garden Start-Up Guide
- Community Action Coalition of South Central WI-Community Gardens Division
- American Community Garden Association-Starting a Community Garden
- City of Seattle P-Patch Program-Starting a Community Garden
- Urban Harvest Community Gardens Program-Budget Guide
- Monadnock Farm & Community Connections-Farm Education Toolkit
- University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
- Northeast Organic Farming Association
- American Community Gardening Association
- Community Food Security Coalition
- The Worldwide Permaculture Network
Sample Garden Programs
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Local
- Early Sprouts (Keene, NH)
- Cornucopia Project (Hancock, NH)
- Stonewall Farm (Keene, NH)
- The Sustainability Project (Gilsum, NH)
- Tracie's Community Farm (Fitzwilliam, NH)
- Discover more local projects in Monadnock Farm & Community Connections' Farm & Garden Education Toolkit
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Not-so-Local
- Seeds of Solidarity (Orange, MA)
- The Food Project (Boston, MA)
- East New York Farms! (NYC)
- Garden Mosaics (Ithaca, NY)
- Civic Garden Center of Cincinnati (OH)
- Healthy Works (CA)
- Youth Farm & Market Project (MN)
- Accessible Gardens For All (MA)
- Community Groundworks (Madison, WI)
Curricular Activities/Program Resources
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Websites
- National Gardening Association's Kids Gardening Resources
- Rodale Institute's Youth Educational Program
- The Edible Schoolyard Project
- University of Illinois Extension (school gardening)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Garden Activities and Resources
- Windham County Farm to School (for veggie of the month)
- National Junior Master Gardener Program
- Center for Excellence in Disabilities (accessible gardening fact sheets)
- Garden Forever (gardening for all ages, abilities, and lifestyles)
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Web-publications
- Got Veggies? & Got Dirt? (curriculum & guides)
- School Garden Wizard Guide
- Winne, M. (2005) Community food security: promoting food security and building healthy food systems.
- Growing in the Garden (Iowa State Program & Curricula)
- Community Gardening ToolKit
- Garden Grow Leader Handbook
- USDA Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit
- MFCC / AUNE Farm & Garden Curriculum Sampler
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Books
- Coblyn, S. (2001). French Fries and the Food System: A year-round curriculum connecting youth with farming and food. Lincoln, MA: The Food Project.
- David Driskell, D. (2002). Creating better cities with children and youth: A manual for participation. London: Earthscan.
- Deelstra, T. and Girardet, H. (1999) Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Cities. In Growing Cities, Growing Food. Pp. 43-65.
- Gale, G. (2001). Growing Together: A guide for building inspired, diverse and productive youth communities. Lincoln, MA: The Food Project
- Klindienst, P. (2006). The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture, and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans. Boston: Beacon Press.
- Cassidy, P. and Winwood, M. (2011). The Illustrated practical guide to gardening for seniors: how to maintain a beautiful outside space with ease and safety in later years. London: Lorenz Books.
A Handful of Popular Gardening Resources
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Websites
- UNH Cooperative Extension Publications
- Johnny's Seed Calculator (when to plant)
- Heavy Petal (planting charts)
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Books
- Fell, D. (2011). Vertical gardening: grow up, not out, for more vegetables and flowers in much less space. Emmaus, PA: Rodale.
- Massingham, R. (2011). Vertical vegetables and fruit: creative gardening techniques for growing up in small spaces. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing
- Coleman, E. (1995). The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Co.
- Krupp, R. (2001). The Woodchuck's Guide to Gardening. Milton, VT: Villanti and Sons, Printers, Inc.
- Homeyer, H. (2007). The New Hampshire Gardener's Companion: An Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Granite State. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press.
- Bubel, M. and Bubel, N. (1991). Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing.
A Few Local Gardening Happenings
- Walpole Community Garden "Sharing Fresh Local Food With Friends"
4th annual public gathering
Saturday, March 24th, 10:00 am Walpole Town Library on Main Street
Join plot holders as they tell their stories, and answer garden questions. There will be a seed give away, a description of the No-Till method, and a narrated slide presentation. Fritze Till, Walpole Community Garden coordinator - The Sustainability Project: Monadnock Community Gardening & Seed Saving Initiative
Monthly garden visits to various gardens in the area, April - September To get in the loop send an email to info@emersonbrookforest.org - UNH Cooperative Extension
Visit their events calendar to see what's coming up.
Our Garden Site Partners
Harper Acres Apartments' Garden of Eatin'
Keene Recreation Center CATCH Gardens
Woodward Home
Keene Senior Center
Keene Family YMCA and Monadnock Family Services' InSHAPE Program
Keene Housing Authority's Building Bridges Clubhouse Youth Program
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Last Updated: 3/16/12