Build Your Skills Congratulations on supporting the growth of another season in your community or school garden! With another year under your belt you’ve likely learned more about what works and what doesn’t work in managing your garden. As the season draws to an end, reflect on what you’ve learned and what you want to […]
Toolshed Tips: Invite Community into Your Garden
A Special Invitation While your garden is still in its full glory, send a special invite to neighbors, volunteers, teachers, parents, donors, local officials and other current or potential stakeholders to come see your garden at its best. This is a great way to thank the people who have made contributions and inspire new partnerships […]
Toolshed Tips: Mid-summer Garden Management
Meeting the Mid-summer Challenge Mid-summer can be at once the most rewarding and the most challenging part of community gardening. It’s when the reason for the season really kicks in: plants are more robust and filling up your garden with green, your harvests are beginning to be more substantial and your early season work is […]
Toolshed Tips: Garden Volunteers
Top Ten Ideas Worth Sharing: Supporting Garden Volunteers
Toolshed Tips: Garden Communications
Garden Communications Before the growing season’s in full swing, make sure there are systems in place for communicating information, ideas, and concerns with and among those involved with your community or school garden (i.e. gardeners, volunteers, teachers, students). To assess your garden’s communications, start with some basic questions: How do your garden’s coordinators relay announcements, […]
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