Resources
Looking for something in particular about community gardens? We have a range of information that you might find useful:
- information sheets developed by CGA on topics like:
- community gardening—getting started, checklists, plan of management, design, safety
- gardening—organic gardening, composting, improving soil, pest management, food forests
- verge gardens
- permaculture
- community food systems
- how to write media releases and create blog stories.
- fact sheets developed by gardeners in Darwin which include information about:
- soils, pest and weed management, seed saving, planting, watering, recycling, chickens and patterns.
- documents useful to community gardens such as:
- how to plan your garden
- how to start a community garden
- examples of community gardens policy documents
- the main objections encountered to community gardens
- documents useful to local goverment:
- examples of policy and guideline documents
- a matrix for assessing gardens
- ways that councils can support gardens
- a poster about community gardens developed by CGA
- an archive of theses and reports about community gardens
- stories from our blog about:
- CGA’s work:
- from the National Committee: the team, Annual Survey, AGM, repots and info sheet
- from State Coordinator: state by state information
- an archive of CGA’s work — past gatherings, newsletters, reports, submissions, media, partnerships, evaluations, videos and annual survey of gardens.