Tools
Each and every community garden is unique, but there are some things you may find helpful in setting up your community garden. Here are a few sample forms, and tools that we’ve identified. Please let us know if you’ve got a great tool you’d like to post by emailing it to info@communitygarden.org
- Sample Garden Forms
- Community Garden Start-Up Guides
- Web Community Start-Up Guides
- Garden How-To Manuals
- Evaluation Tools
- Draft Legislation
Sample Forms
Sample Garden Plot Registration (DOC)
Sample Garden Contract from LA (PDF)
Sample Garden Rules (DOC)
Sample Land Use Agreement (DOC)
Sample Release of all claims (DOC)
Community Garden Start-Up Guides
How to Start a Comm-Gard 07-07 (PDF)
startup_guide (PDF)
start_up_guide_spanish (PDF)
Sliding Scale Plot Fees (PDF)
Web Community Start-Up Guides
LA County Ext
http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/Common_Ground_Garden_Program/
Garden Works Minneapolis
http://www.gardenworksmn.org/Resources/index.htm
Wisconsin Community Action Coalition
http://www.cacscw.org/gardens/handbook/index.htm
http://www.mindspring.com/~communitygardens/start.html
Garden How-To Manuals
the garden city handbook (PDF)
New Farmers' Training Manual (PDF)
how-to_manual (PDF)
how-to manual-Spanish (PDF)
BSI Landscape Manual 2005 production (PDF)
Sample Evaluation Tools
Community Gardener Survey for Adults Template (DOC)
Program Satisfaction Survey (DOC)
For More information on Evaulation tools please visit the Community Food Security Council: http://www.foodsecurity.org/evaluation_pg2.html
Draft Legislation Samples
Please visit our ADVOCACY page to see a comprehensive list of draft ordinances, and legislation.