Community Garden Resources

CGC-Related Student Publications

• Community Garden Connections Education Manual
• Growing for Good: A Community Garden Connections Manual
• Horticulture Therapy Workbook
• CGC Wixsite

New England, National & International Organizations

• Gardens Network - Community Groundworks
• University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
• Northeast Organic Farming Association
• American Community Gardening Association

Sample Garden Programs

Local

• Cornucopia Project (Peterborough, NH)
• Stonewall Farm (Keene, NH)
• The Sustainability Project (Gilsum, NH)

Not-so-Local

• Seeds of Solidarity (Orange, MA)
• The Food Project (Boston, MA)
• East New York Farms! (NYC)
• Civic Garden Center of Cincinnati (OH)
• Accessible Gardens For All (MA)
• Community Groundworks (Madison, WI)

Curricular Activities/Program Resources

Websites

• National Gardening Association’s Kids Gardening Resources
• The Edible Schoolyard Project
• University of Illinois Extension (school gardening)
• Windham County Farm to School (for veggie of the month)
• National Junior Master Gardener Program
• Garden Forever (gardening for all ages, abilities, and lifestyles)
• Earth Easy (a guide for gardening with children)
• Parts of a Flower – Activities for Children
• Gardening for Kids
• Gardening at Home with Kids

Web Publications

• Winne, M. (2005). Community food security: promoting food security and building healthy food systems.
• Growing in the Garden (Iowa State Program & Curricula)
• Teaching in Nature’s Classroom: Core Principles of Garden-Based Education
• USDA Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit
• Seattle Public Services Guide to Composting at Home

Books

• Bellamy, A. (2014). Small-space vegetable gardens : Growing great edibles in containers, raised beds, and small plots.Portland, Oregon: Timber 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.
• 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.
• Nardozzi, C. (2009). Vegetable gardening for dummies (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Publishing Inc.
• USDA Hardiness Zone Map

Popular Gardening Resources

Websites

• UNH Cooperative Extension Publications
• Johnny’s Seed Calculator (when to plant)

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

• 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 [email protected]
• UNH Cooperative Extension
  Visit UNH Cooperative Extensions events calendar to see what’s coming up.