Ma Quest 
We Are The Ark Wilding Gardens Project
https://wearetheark.org/
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Knepp's Wilding Gardens Project
https://www.wildinggardens.co.uk/
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MattDO YOU COMPOST? There's an app for that!
A free and open source app to help pair up people who compost with people who have food waste. You can register as either option to help connect with neighbours, community gardens, or local businesses.
#Gardening #Composting #Compost #Community #Gardens #CommunityGardens #LocalBusiness #FOSS
JackMex
DoomsdaysCW#WellingboroughUK - #WellingboroughEcoGroup - #CommunityAllotment
Working Parties / Meet-ups are every Wednesday!
"Wellingborough Eco Group have taken on a plot at #LadywellAllotments in Wellingborough, to give people the chance to share skills and to grow plants. The site was cleared and is now a user-friendly space to grow #fruit, #vegetables and other plants to benefit the #community.
The Plan
We decided that everyone should be able to use the plot, so hard standing for car parking, and access to a covered area near the entrance was seen as a must. Spaces for two cars will be provided at the front of the plot. A covered 12′ X 8′ ‘gazebo’ will be on the right as you enter plot. A fence will separate the parking strip from the rest of the plot.
Grass paths will then lead from the gazebo across the plot to the left side, with a raspberry border between it and the fence, and vegetable growing area moving down the plot. Either side of this area, grass paths will run to the bottom of the allotment. Midway down the plot, we will assemble the greenhouse as a central feature. Grass paths will cross the plot in front and behind the greenhouse. Water butts will be put either side of the greenhouse.
The first path will lead to our wildlife garden and pond to the left of the plot, behind the neighbouring plot holders shed. A bench is also planned for this area. The apple tree next to this will have its canopy raised to allow more space for seating and the path.
Behind the #greenhouse, we will construct raised beds and #CompostBins. Our two sheds will be built in the two corners at the rear of the plot. One will be for storage, the other for a composting toilet. A solar panel could be attached to the toilet shed to power a light, water pump and fan for the loo. Both sheds will have numerous water butts alongside them.
The People
Anyone can volunteer at the Community Allotment, you don’t have to know anything about #gardening and tools will be provided. We have working parties at the allotment on Wednesdays, these are advertised on our dedicated Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/communityallotment, meet you at the gates to the allotment at the end of Hillside Road, or call 07311 705705 to get in."
FMI:
https://wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/community-allotment/
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#UMaineCooperativeExtension - Bulletin #4311, Planning and Managing a Community “Giving” Garden in Maine
By John Jemison, Extension Professor, Soil and Water Quality, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
"Fifteen years ago, I taught an Environmental Sustainability course for University of Maine Cooperative Extension. It was a seven-evening session involving approximately 20 hours of education/training. I asked participants to return 20 hours of service to the community. I also suggested (having never really gardened in a group or community setting) that we might consider taking some unused town land and starting a garden where we could supply food to the Birch Street Senior Citizen Center in #OronoME. A low-cost lunch is offered at the center four days a week, which helps ensure that Orono seniors do not go hungry. I thought some fresh food would be nice. The original plan fell through, but we altered the plan to grow diverse fresh vegetables and bring a bag of vegetables with a recipe to people living in low-income senior housing near the garden. We have delivered many tons of food over the past 15 years and made great connections with seniors in the area. All of us have learned a great deal about the challenges and rewards of growing food and working together. This publication is an effort to capture what we have learned and give others a guide to do this type of a program in another area. The information provided here should be reasonably applicable across all New England.
Guide Organization
This guide is intended to help anyone who has an interest in community gardening to do that task with skill and capacity. Gardening isn’t difficult, but gardening well is not easy. This guide can be useful for anyone who gardens, but I have designed it intentionally to help people start community gardens and community giving gardens. This guide provides information on gardening methods; pest management; what, when, and how to plant specific vegetables with a focus on #NewEngland growing conditions; delivery program basics; and putting the garden to bed for the winter. I have also included some links to recipes that can be given to the food recipients so that they know what to do with the foods we provide."
Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/4311e/
#SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardens #FoodSecurity #Gardening #GivingGardens #BuildingCommunity #FreshFood
Bulletin #4311, Planning and Managing a Community “Giving” Garden in Maine - Cooperative Extension Publications - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
This Community “Giving” Garden guide provides information on gardening methods; pest management; what, when, and how to plant specific vegetables with a focus on New England growing conditions; delivery program basics; and putting the garden to bed for the winter. Also includes some recipes.
#Maine - #CommunityGarden Map
via #UMaineCooperativeExtension
"Community gardens are 'collaborative projects on shared open spaces where participants share in the maintenance and products of the garden, including healthful and affordable fresh fruits and vegetables'. Community gardens are important resources for towns and neighborhoods as they have the reciprocal effect of benefiting the community, environment, and individuals who participate.
Numerous health and wellbeing outcomes have been reported as a result of participating in a community garden:
- Promote a sense of belonging: The social aspects of community gardens can attract residents who may not normally engage in gardening activities, but see it as an opportunity to be seen or remain active in their community.
- Expand social networks: Many families with children have found community gardens to serve as a social network, and in some cases, a safe space for kids to play while adults tend to their plots.
- Improve physical health: Community gardeners often experience improved physical health through the natural ways in which gardening serves as exercise and increases their daily consumption of vegetables.
- Enhance mental health: Engaging in gardening activities provides residents with the opportunity to relax, decompress and enjoy their time outdoors.
The purpose of developing this community garden map is to help connect Mainers with community gardens in their area and how they can become involved. There are three major categories of community gardens on the map we’ve developed, and they include:
- Individual: Gardens to grow your own food on your own plot
- Collective: Gardens where a group grows food for community need
- Both: Gardens that have both individual plots and collective growing for community need"
Read more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/community-garden-map/
#SolarPunkSunday #GrowYourOwnFood #GrowYourOwn #BuildingCommunity #CommunityGardens #MaineGardens #FoodSecurity
Community Garden Map - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Community gardens are “collaborative projects on shared open spaces where participants share in the maintenance and products of the garden, including healthful and affordable fresh fruits and vegetables” (1). Community gardens are important resources for towns and neighborhoods as they have the reciprocal effect of benefiting the community, environment, and individuals who participate (2, 3). […]
"List of green spaces volunteer groups based across Brighton & Hove. They undertake an array of conservation type activities. If you are interested in volunteering then please select and contact one of the groups."
https://bhgreenspaceforum.org.uk/friends-of-groups/
#SolarPunkSunday #Community #Nature #CommunityGardens #Conservation #Gardening #Volunteer #Brighton #Hove #BrightonAndHove #Hove #Brighton
#PortlandME - #CultivatingCommunity partners with the City of Portland to manage 11 #CommunityGardens.
"Our Community Gardens program provides opportunities for people to grow healthy, local food within Portland’s city limits. Our program also supports growing spaces at affordable housing locations and we collaborate with community members to maintain several urban food forests. We strive for a community where everyone has access to grow and harvest food for themselves and their families."
FMI [includes link to waitlist]:
https://cultivatingcommunity.org/community-gardens/
#SolarPunkSunday #Maine #PortlandMaine #BuildingCommunity #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
