Resources
* indicates a local resource
Soil Health
» Soil Testing
Global Garden is a kid-friendly site that has a section on soil types, pH balance, and do-it-yourself soil testing.
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) soil testing services*
» Composting
Cornell Waste Management Institute
How to Compost from beginners to experts
New York City Compost Project Educational Materials
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA)*
» Vermicomposting
Vermiculture for Kids Learn worm composting in a fun and engaging way!
Water and Irrigation
» Rain Barrels
How to Build Your Own Rain Barrel Video from HGTV
City of Portland, Stormwater Management
Building the Perfect Rain Barrel
Rain Barrel Tips from Treehugger
» Rain Gardens
CCE Onondaga County Rain Gardens
Irrigation
» Drip Irrigation
Colorado State University Extension
Greenhouse Structures
» Cold Frames
Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida – Cold Frames and Hot Beds (downloadable guide)
» Greenhouses
Alabama Cooperative Extension (downloadable guide)
» High Tunnels
Cornell – High Tunnels for Blackberries and Raspberries (downloadable guide)
» Raised Beds
NYS Health Dept. Raised Bed Toolkit
Horticulture
» General Gardening
City Farmer News (Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture)
Cornell Horticulture Department
The Horticultural Society of New York
Marion’s organic gardening tips and tools
National Gardening Association – Primer for edible landscaping
Weekend Gardener Seed starting home page.
» Organic Gardening
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc.
The Organic Weed Management Website
Cornell University Vegetable Growing Guides
» Permaculture
» Pests
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service – Pest Management
NYS Integrated Pest Management Program
Children, Schools, And Gardening
» General Kids’ Links
The Global Garden Project
» Farm to School/Farm to College
Community Food Security Coalition list of Farm to College programs
» New York State
National Agriculture in the Classroom
New York State Agriculture in the Classroom
Community Garden Organizations
» New York State
→ Albany
Town of Guilderland Community Gardens. Also see their ACGA page.
→ Binghamton
→ Buffalo
Grassroots Gardens. Also see their ACGA page.
→ Ithaca
→ New York City
→ Rochester
Rochester Roots is helping low-income people obtain nutritious, locally-grown food and practicing development and marketing of urban produce and products. Click to see a Rochester Roots pdf presentation.
Notable Food Justice Organizations and Farms
Michigan Urban Farming Initiative
Detroit Black Food Security Network
Notable Municipal Gardening Programs
City of Oakland Parks and Recreation
San Francisco Recreation and Parks
Seattle P-Patch Community Gardening
Philadelphia Urban Agriculture
Notable Community Gardening Organizations
Atlanta
Atlanta Community Food Bank community gardening Web site
California
Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative
City of Oakland Dept. of Parks and Recreation
San Francisco Community Gardening Program
Detroit
Garden Resource Program Collaborative
Madison, WI
UW-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS)
Eagle Heights Community Garden
Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition (MACSAC)
Michael Fields Agriculture Institute
Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA)
Milwaukee, WI
Organic Advisory Council – WI Dept. of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Neighborhood Garden Association: A Philadelphia Land Trust
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia Green – a project of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Seattle
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, P-Patch Community Gardens
Toronto
Toronto Community Gardening Program
Wasatch, UT
Wasatch Community Gardens Includes resources for composting, trellising, seed catalogs, and more.
Anti-Hunger
Alameda Co. Community Food Bank
Arizona Community Action Association
Association of Arizona Food Banks
California Food Policy Advocates
Capital Area Community Food Bank
Greater Pittsburg Community Food Bank
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee
Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP)
LA Coalition to End Hunger & Homelessness
Toledo-Northwest Ohio Food Bank
Western Massachusetts Food Bank
World Hunger Ecumenical Arizona Task-Force (WHEAT)
NC State University Cooperative Extension
http://nccommunitygarden.ncsu.edu/foodsafety.html
A Handbook for Beginning and Veteran Garden Organizers: How to Reduce Food Safety Risks
http://chapmanfoodsafety.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/foodsafety-gardens.pdf’
Food Safety Culture Team – Food Safety for School and Community Gardens
http://chapmanfoodsafety.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/food-safety-in-school-and-community-gardens/
Link to recording of 11/30/2013 webinar on Food Safety in Community and School Gardens
https://collaborate.wolfware.ncsu.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1336767958947_1354286815967
Growing Safer Gardens
http://growingsafergardens.com/questions/
Miscellaneous Links
Growing Gardens – cultivating communities
iVillage Garden Web – forum for all types of community gardening discussions
Center for Neighborhood Technology
New York State General Resources
Cornell University Agricultural Outreach and Education
Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences
Cornell University Local food resource guide (downloadable)
Genesee Valley Organic Community Supported Agriculture (GVOCSA)
The Hunger Action Network of New York
New York City FoodChange Food for Survival food bank program
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
New York State Vegetable Growers Association
New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets
Tompkins County Master Gardeners
North America and International
Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network
City Farmer Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
Community Food Security Coalition
Cornell University Farm to School Research & Extension Program
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture