COMMUNITY GARDENING ORGANIZATIONS FURTHER AFIELD
It is often beneficial to look to other successful organizations as models for our urban agriculture endeavors here in San Diego. Below we list some organizations throughout the country that are pioneering the way for a greener future.
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The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is a bi-national nonprofit membership organization of professionals, volunteers and supporters of community greening in urban and rural communities. The Association supports community gardening by facilitating the formation and expansion of state and regional community gardening networks; developing resources in support of community gardening; and, encouraging research and conducting educational programs.
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A model urban gardening nonprofit that has shaped the development of our very own organization, Denver Urban Gardens We currently operate over 135 community throughout Metro Denver, including more than 40 school-based community gardens.
Click here to watch DUG's short film about the benefits of community gardening. |
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Green Thumb
The largest community gardening program in the United States, Green Thumb provides programming and material support to over 600 community gardens in New York City. Initiated in response to the city’s financial crisis of the 1970s, the majority of initial GreenThumb gardens were derelict vacant lots renovated by volunteers. These community gardens, now managed by neighborhood residents, provide important green space, thus improving air quality, bio–diversity, and the well–being of residents. |
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The P-Patch Community Gardening Program, a program of the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, oversees 88 P-Patches distributed throughout the city. (The name, P-Patch, originated from its first community garden, Picardo Farm). Community gardeners grow food on 14.9 acres of the land and in addition steward 18.8 acres for the public for a total of 32 acres.
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