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» Denver Urban Gardens   - Nonprofit organization overseeing more than 70 community gardens in the Denver area, dedicated to transforming inner-city lots into lush oases for the community. Information, education and events, drought guide.




» Allotment Gardening in Oslo - A report based on the results of a survey among allotment holders in Oslo in 1999.




» American Community Gardening Association - The ACGA is an organization of professionals, volunteers and supporters of community greening in urban and rural communities.




» Capital District Community Gardens - Community service organization helping residents of Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties (New York) improve their neighborhoods through community gardening and urban greening programs.




» Eagle Heights Community Garden - Organic garden associated with the University of Wisconsin (Madison). Information on plot applications, policies, resources, and programs.




» Evergreen - Foundation with a mission to support and inspire community action promotes the connection between a sustainable natural environment and healthy communities.




» Gardenweb: Community Gardens Forum - Discussion of all aspects of organizing and participating in community gardens.




» Garten Rosa Rose - Garden on previously fallow land in a neighborhood of Berlin, Germany. History and photos.




» German Community Gardens - Text of a 1996 presentation about the community gardening movement in Germany, focusing on societal and political issues.




» Green Guerillas - Nonprofit organization helping hundreds of grassroots groups in New York City to establish and maintain community gardens. Information, ongoing projects, success stories.




» Growing Gardens - Four community gardens in Boulder (Colorado) offering members an opportunity to garden their own plot. Youth programs, composting project, community food project.




» Idaho Falls Community Gardens - Private gardeners get their own plot to grow flowers, fruits and vegetables. Features a children's program, a giving garden, and membership information.




» Jersey City Community Garden on Brunswick - New Jersey organization supporting community food, urban forestry and ornamental gardening. Overview of activities.




» Long Beach Organic - Promotes sustainable organic gardening practices and local food production in an urban environment. Community gardens on formerly vacant lots, and a nursery offering organic fruit, vegetable and flower plants.




» M'Finda Kalunga Garden - A vibrant community garden on the Lower Eastside of New York City.




» The New York City Garden Preservation Coalition - Works to preserve the network of community gardens in New York City, by seeking to establish a land trust. Photos, descriptions and locations of many individual community gardens.




» Northey Street City Farm - This community farm in Brisbane (Australia) grows organic fruit and vegetables, employing principles of permaculture. Edibles nursery, organic market, events and links.




» Nunawading Community Gardens - Newspaper article about one of the first community gardens in Australia.




» Portland Community Gardens - Provides gardening opportunities to residents throughout the city of Portland (Oregon). Excess produce donation and children's gardening programs.




» P-Patch Community Gardens - Provides community garden space for residents of Seattle (Washington), on more than 1900 plots. Produce donated to Seattle foodbanks.




» South Austin Community Garden - Organic gardeners tend 32 plots in Austin (Texas). Events, communal compost heap.




» South Bend Community Gardens - Organization in Indiana tending three sites, including a greenhouse garden. Volunteer opportunities, history and photos.




» Wonderland Gardens - Hands-on community gardening center in Decatur (Georgia), providing education for preschoolers through seniors, health and wellness initiatives, job opportunities, and a public retreat.