Twin Cities Community Garden Resource Guide

"A guide with usful resources to community gardeners. Complailed through surveys and interviews with 26 community garden organizers as well as help from Twin Cities community garden organizers"

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1. Soil -- A. Compost -- B. Topsoil -- Woodchips -- D. Mulch -- E. Lead testing -- 2. Plants -- A. seeds -- B. Starting your own seeds -- C. Transplants -- D. Perennials -- E. Trees and Bushes -- 3. Tools -- A. Hand tools -- B. Wheelbarrows -- B. Motorized equipment -- 4. Water -- A. Water Source -- 5. Garden Structures -- A. Raised beds -- B. Compost Bins -- C.Cold Frames -- D. Other Structures -- E. Materials -- 6. Information and Communication -- A. Master-Gardeners -- B. Books -- C.Classes -- D. World Wide Web -- 7. Labor -- A. Garden Interns -- B. Paid Services -- C. Community Services -- 8. Money and Fundraising -- A. Contributors to Community Gardens -- B. Fundraising -- C.Writing grants -- D. Becoming a nonprofit -- 9. Starting a Commnity Garden -- A. Finding Land -- B -- Organizing -- C. Mediation Services -- 10. Policy -- PART 2: COMMUNITY GARDEN GREEN PAGES -- 1. Organization Directory -- 2. Youth Gardening Directory -- 3. Retail Directory -- 4. Community Directory -- A Garden Clubs -- B. Neighborhoods -- 5. Bibliography -- A. Community Gardening -- B. Fundraising -- 6. Web Resources -- Farm Connections -- City Connections -- Compost -- Greening Organizations -- Neighborhood web sites -- University resources -- Public Libraries -- Volunteer Sources -- Funders -- Finding Funding -- Neighborhood Information -- Property Search -- 7. Quick Phone Number Refeences -- Compost and soil -- Garden Leases -- Hydrant Access -- Extension Services -- Lead Testing -- Liability Insurance -- Mediation Services -- Plants and Seeds

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