Getting started in community gardening: a guide to planning, design and implementation of community garden projects (2008)

Description

This guide has been developed to assist community groups plan, design and implement a new or existing community garden project and to manage and maintain it in the long-term. It does not give detailed instructions on how to proceed, but instead discusses the issues that should be considered when planning the long-term viability of any community garden project.

The guide is based on the experience of successful community gardeners, and on research into the factors that influence the success or lack of success of community-based projects.

This resource is not Indigenous specific.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

When to use this resource

This guide is a useful resource for helping groups to plan, design and implement a community garden project.

Contact details

City of Sydney
GPO Box 1591
Sydney NSW 2001
Ph: (02) 9265 9333
Email: council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Links

• View resource: Getting started in community gardening: a guide to planning, design and implementation of community garden projects (PDF - 4.9 MB)
• View website: Food Fairness Illawarra

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