Healthy Eating

The following resource list was developed for the HEAL Network Chat: Connecting With Community Gardening.

Getting Started – British Columbia Resources
Dig It! A Practical Toolkit (UBCM)
Growing Gardens: A Resource Package on How To Start Your Own Community Garden (UBC)

Community Gardens – Resources from Around the World

Canada
Community Gardening Manual – Toronto Community Housing
Community Gardens Program Toolkit – Toronto Parks & Recreation
Community Gardens – List of Definitions (Calgary)
Community Gardens on Brownfields: A Summary Report and Inventory

North America
A Guide to Growing Small Scale Food Garding Projects (Vancouver, Washington)
Community Gardens Toolkit – Portland Parks and Recreation (Portland, Oregon)
Community Gardening Toolkit (University of Missouri Extension)

Globally
Natopia: Community Garden Toolkit (Australia)

Gardening is Active Living
Smart Gardening

Community Gardens – GOOD NEWS STORIES
Ground Breaking News On Garden (Prince Rupert, BC)
Seeds, Soils and Stories: A Pilot Study of Community Gardening in Southeast Toronto

Building Community
Sustainable community gardening is about more than plants, it is about people and creating a sense of belonging and involvement, the following resources may be of help, if you are looking to make your garden into a project that reaches out to create change within your community.
Building Caring Communities: A Community Workbook

HEAL Chats are free learning, information and dialogue opportunities offered by teleconference, space is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information on connecting to our HEAL Chats phone 250.565.7455 or email HEAL

This list is a collection of resources that will support and increase the development of community gardening, please feel free to suggest further additions by sending your suggestion to HEAL