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    Getting

    Started

    Below you will find links to tips on starting and maintaining a community or school garden and suggested reading material on the subjects of community gardens and urban agriculture:

     

     

    Start a Community Garden:  The Essential Handbook

     

    USDA Community Garden Guides

     

    University of Missouri Extension:  Community Garden Toolkit

     

    Gardeners in Community Development: Benefits of Community Gardens

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    Community Garden Best Practices Toolkit

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    Summer in the School Garden: A Resource for Working with Volunteers to Maintain your School Garden

     

    Let's Move!: Community Garden Checklist

     

    Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening:  Resources for Instructors

     

    Teaching Direct Marketing and Small Farm Viability: Resources for Instructors

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