Community Garden Resources

Here are some of our favourite resources, we hope that you find them useful. 

Schools Resources

WWF Schools Resources 

RHS School Resources 

My Earth -NI Environmental Resources, including schools resources 

GIY Schools Resource Pack 

Regenerative Horticulture: Seed Saving

Gaia Foundation Seed Sovereignty Programme 

Irish Seed Savers Association 

Brown Envelope Seeds 

True Harvest Seeds 

Wolf Seeds 

Regenerative Horticulture: Composting

Composting in the Community Network 

Garden Organic  

Model of Community Compost Coop (Brighton) 

Regenerative Horticulture: Soil Health

GrowIN 

KPM Soils 

Matt Powers Regenerative Soil 

Policy

Tim Lang’s Just in Case report on Civil Food Resilience 

SF&G Benchmark Standard for Community Growing Provision in NI 

The Belfast Garden Gathering Report 

A Space to Grow 

Community Gardens Ireland: Let’s Get Growing 

Food Growing in Parks 

Organising a community garden

Carlow County Council Community Growing Guide 

Community Food and Health Scotland 

Social Farms & Gardens Community Growing Resource Pack (free for members) 

Governance

Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action 

Managing Volunteers

Volunteer Now 

NICVA 

Design

Permaculture Design 

All Island Links

Community Gardens Ireland  

Cultivate.ie (Cloughjordan) 

Síolta Chroí 

Talamh Beo 

Accessibility

Thrive 

Trellis Scotland  

Accessible Garden Design 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Chillies and Roses –inspiring Multi Ethnic Involvement 

Out of Bounds –Equity in access to nature 

Funding

Social Farms & Gardens produces a paid-for bimonthly funding and resources Roundup for members.  

Live Here Love Here 

Awards for All 

Accessing Land

Community Land Advisory Service 

Guide for Growing on Contaminated Land