Community Gardens Services

We provide a variety of advisory and consulting services to local community gardens.  Depending on your needs, we can...

• Help you organize:
• Connection with agencies and sponsors if a site does not yet exist
• Sample structures for governing

• Evaluate site conditions:
• Soil testing
• Water availability
• Sun exposure
• Security

• Direct the preparation of:
• Layout of garden beds
• Irrigation that maximizes water conservation
• Composting area

• Oversee the implementation of:
• Healthy soil practices
• Plant selection
• Seedling production
• IPM methodology
• Seed saving
• Composting
• Sharing excess food

• Provide ongoing support:
• Periodic site visits
• Help Desk questions
• Speakers' calendar and subject matter
• Visit Our Garden to see implementation
• Participation in food donation, if applicable