A brief list of Community Garden and Urban Agriculture Resources

American Community Gardening Association American Community Gardening Association

USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production  Urban Agriculture | USDA

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition re: USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production A Look at the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

Green Pals Community Garden Statistics 2023  Community Garden Statistics in 2023 (Latest U.S. Data)

Safe and sustainable urban ag growing practices:

• EPA Resources about Brownfields and Urban Agriculture: Resources about Brownfields and Urban Agriculture | US EPA

• Drugwatch’s integrated pest management alternatives to Roundup

• Johns Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future’s Best Practices for Growing Food Safely in Urban Soils.
  

Smithsonian Gardens Short History of Community Gardening in the US Introduction : Grown from the Past: A Short History of Community Gardening in the United States

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: Urban and peri-urban agriculture | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter. Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer: Carpenter, Novella, White, Karen: 9798200119080: Amazon.com: Books

Any Google search will yield bountiful information about your own city’s urban farms and community gardens, including municipal policies, how-to tips, advocacy groups, and more to help you find neighbors who share your passion. Because of Katherine’s roots in these two special organizations, they are included here:

City Sprouts, Omaha Nebraska Nebraska City Sprouts

Southside Community Land Trust, Providence Rhode Island Southside Community Land Trust