This article was written as a resource for people wanting to join a community garden, start one, or just simply find out more about the community gardening movement.
Many people say that the community gardening movement started in the 70's. It's roots go back much further though. The victory gardens of Europe during World War I, the plot gardens of the Soviets surrounding the great Russian cities, and the needs of the homeless during the wild west days are the roots of community gardening, but each community garden is unique and has it's own history.
In the early 1970's the community gardening movement took firm root in urban communities, and many of these continue to thrive in such cities as Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, Denver, Seattle and Kansas City, Vancouver and Montreal. Following are some links to information on community gardens in various cities. If you have a link to add to this list, please email it to me and I will add it to this list right away.
Whether you are using this list to locate a garden plot in your area, or just browsing, you will see that every community garden is very unique, with it's own purposes and usages. Each garden is a reflection of the neighbourhood it serves, and the community who gardens there.
More Canadian Community Gardens
New York
Clinton (in Hell's Kitchen)
Morningside (at West 111th and Amsterdam)
Lower East Side
Riverside/Inwood
Liz Christy Gardens and a link to the Green Guerrillas of NY
Cambridge, Massachusetts (scroll down this page for the info)
Mansfeild Street, Yale, Montana
East St. Louis, Champaign, Illinois
Cantebury Farms in Tigard, Orgeon (a private, pay per plot garden)
Do you know of a community garden web page that is not listed above? Please send me the URL by e-mail and I will be sure to add a link to it on this page.
Great Community Gardening Links
Canadian Community Gardening Network
With a point and click map you can locate Community Gardens all across Canada.
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