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Most community gardens cost between $3,750 and $7,500 to start, but if they are particularly large, they could cost much more than this. You will also need liability insurance, which adds several hundred or several thousands of dollars of cost, and you will need to rent your lot.

Garden communities will provide a generous amount of green space. They will be set within a multifunctional and integrated natural environment, providing space for nature, making their communities more resilient to climate change, promoting healthy lifestyles and creating beautiful places to live and work.

Prepare the site In all probability, the site will need to be tilled, amended to soil test results, and laid out into plots and paths. Create a master plan and organize a work day or two to get the site garden-ready. Remember to consider room for compost piles, paths, tool sheds, a communication area, etc., as needed.

Contact Your Local Community News Outlets Volunteers, benefactors, and businesses that can provide supplies (soil, tools, construction materials, etc.) keep abreast of community ongoings via local media and are more likely to get involved when a project is reported on by an authoritative source.

Many gardens ban power tools so leave the weed whacker at home. Dont plant tall plants like corn or sunflowers where they will cast shade on a neighboring plot. Some gardens have height limits on what can be grown. Be cautious with creeping vines, like those crazy winter squash, which could creep out of your space.

Consider including storage sheds, compost bins, picnic tables and gathering space, a rainproof bulletin board, a childrens plot, ornamental perimeter plantings (for curb appeal), and an irrigation system (see the appendix for a sample garden design). Wide pathways make for good neighbors.

A community garden is a site operated and maintained by committed volunteers where a publicly owned parcel of land is used for growing ornamentals and/or produce for non-commercial use through individual and common (community garden) or entirely shared plots (collective garden).

Follow these steps to successfully organize a community garden Organize a meeting of interested people. Form a planning committee. Find a sponsor. Choose a site. Prepare the site. Consider a space for children. Determine the rules and put them in writing. Work together to create a community.