RESOURCES
WEBSITES
COMMUNITY GARDENS
@the_rhs- Royal Horticulture Society is UK leading gardening charity, inspiring everyone to home grow!
@capitalrootsny-Nourishing healthy communities by providing access to fresh food and green spaces for all.
@sproutnola-Urban garden in New Orleans.
@sustainablesprout- Community for home gardeners.
@soulfirefarm-Farm committed to ending racism and injustices in the food system.
@seedkeeping-Food sovereignty & culturally important seeds.
@earthmatterny- Advancing the art, science & application of composting.
@teensforfoodjustice- Food justice through equity through in-school hydroponic farms & youth-led advocacy programming across NYC.
@bk_rot- Bushwicks composting service.
@unitedplantsavers- Dedicated to conserving medicinal plants native to US & Canada.
@blackgirlswithgardens-A multicultural home & garden resource providing representation, support, inspiration, and education for black women creating green spaces.
@lafincadelsur - Community garden in the South Bronx founded especially to be a safe place for women.
New Roots Community Farm - A collaborative project of Bronx Green-Up Program (NYBG) and the IRC to offer a safe place for refugees, asylees, and immigrant communities.
SOIL
Espoma
Fox Farm Soil
SEED SOURCES
BOOKS
The Essential Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming by Jean-Martin Fortier
The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener by Eliot Coleman
The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land by Curtis Allen Stone
The Rooftop Growing Guide: How to Transform Your Roof into a Garden or Farm (Annie Novak)
Square Foot Gardening (Mel Bartholomew)
Botany for Gardeners (Brian Capon)
How to Grow More Vegetables… (John Jeavons)
The Winter Harvest Handbook (Elliot Coleman)
Backyard Market Gardening (Andrew W. Lee)
Super Nutrition Gardening (William S. Peevy)
Carrots Love Tomatoes (Louise Riotte)
Natural Insect Control: The Ecological Gardener’s Guide to Foiling Pests (BBG)
The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Pest Control (Barbara W. Ellis, Fern Marshall Bradley)
Healthy Soil for Sustainable Gardens (Brooklyn Botanical Gardens)
TOOLS TO BUY
Hand pruners
Trowel
Temperature/rain gauge
A good compost system
pH Testing Kit
NONPROFITS
@acresofancestry- A non profit ecosystem rooted in black eco-cultural traditions to regenerate land ownership ,stewardship & cooperative economies in the South.
@grownyc_brooklyn-Food access, zero waste garden, and educational programs open to the public in brooklyn
@nokidhungry- Aims to end childhood hunger.
@lemontreetrus-Gardening has the power to bring dignity, hope and beauty to survivors of war. Together we are transforming refugee &IDP camps.
@frogtownfarm- Enriching the world by cultivating soil and community in Frogtown, Minnesota (non profit).
@slowfoodusa- Good, clean and fair food for all.
@stonebarns- Nonprofit organization working to create a healthy & sustainable food system.
@farmschoolnyc- Grassroots social justice, community-based approach, accessible.