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In addition to helping families stretch food budgets by supplying fresh produce, community gardens bring many other economic benefits, both for participants and the local community. Gardeners themselves can benefit economically by skill building, as they learn techniques in food production, planning, and even business.

Steps to Establish a Community Garden Involve Neighbors Friends. It takes dedication and hard work to start a new community garden. Establish a Gardening Committee. Locate Suitable Land for the Garden. Identify the Landowner. Check Water Source. Contact the Landowner. Get Soil Tested. Sign a Lease.

How to Promote your Gardening Business, Program or Community Organisation Contact your local Newspaper Post and comment on Social Media planting Create a Website Send a regular email Newsletter to your community

Time and planning are needed to develop and maintain the garden. Creating a plan and involving enthusiastic gardeners, however, can help make this community opportunity a success.

There are many grants available to non-profit gardens that may be applicable to your wants and needs as a public garden. Many have restrictions, so please make sure you are eligible before applying. Have a grant or other funding opportunity to add to the list? Let us know at info@publicgardens.org.

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.

Site sponsorship can be a tremendous asset. Contributions of land, tools, seeds, fencing, soil improvements or money are all vital to a successful community garden. Some community gardens can provide most of their provisions through fees charged to the membership; but for many, a garden sponsor is essential.