What's a community garden? It's really simple. A community garden is a garden that is gardened by members of a community who live and work together. There are several benefits to community gardening:

• Improves the Quality of Life for People in the Garden
• Provides a Catalyst for Neighborhood and Community Development
• Stimulates Social Interaction
• Encourages Self-Reliance
• Beautifies Neighborhoods
• Produces Nutritious Food
• Reduces Family Food Budgets
• Conserves Resources
• Creates Opportunity for Recreation, Exercise, Therapy, and Education
• Reduces Crime
• Preserves Green Space
• Creates Income Opportunities and Economic Development
• Reduces City Heat From Streets and Parking Lots
• Provides Opportunities for Intergenerational and Cross-Cultural Connections

Are you interested in starting a community garden but don't know where to start? Read this document from the American Community Garden Association:

10 Steps to Starting a Community Garden.pdf

Here are some basic tools you will need to start a community gardening, also provided by the American Community Garden Association:

10 Tools Needed for a Community Gardening.pdf

As stated by our mission statement, the purpose of Sprout Urban Farms is to serve as a tool for its members to connect with each other and new enthusiastic gardeners.

We also share resources such as seeds, educational opportunities in film screenings and workshops, all to serve our members.  Most importantly, it's neighbors meeting neighbors. As Executive Director Jeremy Andrews once said, “We don’t grow a lot of food, but we grow a lot of relationships."