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Title: Cultivating Community


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Cultivating Community
  • building faith-led community gardens

The Rural Advancement Foundation International
USA www.rafiusa.org
The Come to the Table Project www.cometothetablenc
.org
2
A community garden is any piece of land gardened
by a group of people.
  • Any size
  • Any place
  • Any membership structure
  • Any distribution plan

3
Community gardens do good things.
  • Improve access to healthy food
  • Build new relationships
  • Provide agricultural and nutrition education
  • Teach life skills
  • Beautify neighborhoods
  • Connect food and values

4
Start with community.
  • Dont assume a garden is right for everyone.
  • Communities need to have
  • Passion
  • A need
  • Resources
  • Ownership

5
Be patient. Embrace the red tape.
  • Rules
  • Membership
  • Distribution
  • Community concerns

6
Now, add the garden.
  • Land and safe soil
  • Materials (tools, fencing, etc.)
  • Seeds and plants
  • Water

7
Start simple.
  • Pick a visible site.
  • Plan your garden.
  • Involve the community in locating materials.
  • Look for small successes, early and often.

8
Tend the community, as well as the garden.
  • Eat together.
  • Incorporate the garden into community life.
  • Look for opportunities to grow and change.
  • Share what you learn.

9
Every gardens story is unique.
10
Learn, connect, and share.
  • NC Community Partners
  • nccommunitygarden.ncsu.edu
  • American Community Gardening Association
  • www.communitygarden.org
  • Growing Small Farms
  • www.growingsmallfarms.org
  • Food Security Coalition
  • www.foodsecurity.org
  • Come to the Table
  • www.cometothetablenc.org

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  • Claire Hermann
  • Come to the Table Project Coordinator
  • RAFI-USA
  • claire_at_rafiusa.org
  • www.cometothetablenc.org
  • www.rafiusa.org
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