Parade of Community Gardens! Saturday, August 21, 10-2pm

Free event for family, friends and neighbors to learn first-hand from community gardeners in these amazing community spaces! Click Here to learn more!

T-shirts Available!

Available Now!

Gardening Matters first edition T-Shirt!

Yes, this is the first t-shirt we've ever produced, so we're offering them on a trial basis
as a pre-order.

Your order in needed by
August 5th.

Color: Sand
Sizes: Men's, Women's, Children's
in small, medium, large and extra-large

To order a t-shirt, email nadja@gardeningmatters.org with your size, then send a $20 check to
Gardening Matters.

Proceeds help support programming that supports community gardens.

Gardening Matters!

Gardening Matters provides training and resources to support community gardeners in achieving community gardens that are successful and sustainable.

We do this by connecting gardeners to each other (no better resource than each other!) by hosting the community gardener listserv (COMGAR) where gardeners share opportunities and advice. And sharing information about the region's wealth of community gardens through the online map.

Check out our online factsheets for tips gathered from gardeners locally and nationally on community garden topics!

We look forward to working with you on making our communities more livable and more resilient, building community through enhancing community food systems.

...because Gardening Matters!

What are community gardens?

Community gardens provide opportunities to grow food, to share traditions between cultures and generations, to create habitable environments, and most importantly to build community. The multiple benefits of community gardens extend far beyond a garden's borders!
Our working definition...

A community garden is any space where plants are grown and maintained by a community to meet the needs of that community

• FIND a community garden near you!
• Want to JOIN a community garden?
• CONNECT with Twin Cities community gardeners
• Learn of RESOURCES & TIPS
• Learn HOW TO START a community garden
• Find PUBLIC POLICIES supporting of community gardens

Check us out on GiveMN.org!

GiveMN.org is a new website to help people donate and fundraise for their favorite organizations. Usually credit card fees are deducted from donations, but for 2010 the total donation goes to the organization. Thank you to all who have donated so far!

Other Events & Opportunities

Community Garden
Learning Network
meeting times

How to Start a Community Garden
WORKSHOP times and locations

Compost for
Community Gardens

Our thanks to Ramsey County and City of Minneapolis for providing free or reduced price compost to community gardens this year!

Prepare for next season and make your own compost starting now! Gardening Matters' Compostodores are looking for community gardens that want to host a bin-building workshop at the garden and get a bin built for free in the process! Contact Gardening Matters to find out more.

Coming Soon! Announcement & Application for mini-grants available to new or expanding community gardens in
DAKOTA COUNTY!

FIND OUT MORE about what support services are available to community gardeners (start-ups and established)
in Dakota County.

6th Annual Community Garden Spring Resource Fair
March 27, 2010
Sabathani Community Center
south Minneapolis

Thank you to Ashley Atkinson from Detroit's Garden Resource Collaborative Program for coming and sharing Detroit's amazing story of resiliency and self-reliance

Thank you to everyone who made it possible! Everyone's contribution made it wonderful community event. Well done everyone!

Handouts from Workshops
(as they become available)

See Photos