Growing community: starting and nurturing community gardens (2010)

Description

This booklet, and its companion website, were created to encourage the establishment of new community gardens and to support the flourishing of those already growing. The booklet and website have been designed to be relevant to:

• groups starting a community garden
• professionals considering using community gardening as part of their programs
• people who are asked to support community garden projects
• those sustaining and developing established community gardens

The information this booklet contains is based on questions posed by people starting community gardens, and advice from experienced community gardeners, as well as research in community development, project management, and sustainable gardening.

Claire Nettle (2010) Growing community: starting and nurturing community gardens

When to use this resource

The Growing community booklet and website would be most useful to those people planning to establish new community gardens and to support the flourishing of those already growing.

Contact details

Community Centres SA
Gundy House
1/25 Naldera Street
Glandore SA 5037
Ph: (08) 8371 4622
Freecall: 1800 633 616 (non-metro callers only)
Fax: (08) 8371 4722
Email: info@communitycentressa.asn.au

To obtain more copies:

The booklet can be downloaded from the Community Centres SA website (see links below).
Or printed copies are available from Community Centres SA, Ph: (08) 8371 4622.

Links

• View resource: Growing community: starting and nurturing community gardens (part 1) (PDF - 912.0 KB)
• View resource: Growing community: starting and nurturing community gardens (part 2) (PDF - 1.8 MB)
• View resource: Growing community: starting and nurturing community gardens (part 3) (PDF - 2.7 MB)
• View resource: Growing community: starting and nurturing community gardens (part 4) (PDF - 2.3 MB)
• View information: Growing community booklet download
• View website: Community Centres SA

---