Community Gardening and Urban Agriculture : People, Places & Organizations

Discover campus and community resources for cultivating the art and science of gardening.

Botanical, Horticultural, & Plant Libraries

Horticulture Hotline - Home Garden Questions
Extension Dane County. Site links to classes and Master Gardener training.
Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
Provides assistance in identifying plant diseases and provides educational information on plant diseases and their control.

Open Source Seed Initiative
Open source model for seek stock; pledge to grow and share without imposing patent, licensing restrictions.
Seed Trade Census, Nursery Census
Data compiled by Seed Savers Exchange to document commercial availability of non-hybrid vegetable seeds and fruits, berries, and nuts in the United States.
Seed Library, Madison Public Libraries (Wisconsin)
Participating Madison libraries hosting seed distribution/seed saving projects.
Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, IA
Non-profit organization; saving, sharing heirloom seed.

Old World Wisconsin
Explore historically-accurate, heirloom gardens. Consult events calendar and workshops for garden-themed programming.

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Sustainable agriculture and food systems research center in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The People's Farm
Student-run agricultural collective connected to the University of Wisconsin-Madison that stewards a half-acre organic farm in Eagle Heights.
Agricultural Research Stations, University of Wisconsin-Madison
ARS locations feature outdoor laboratories, classrooms, and education centers.
West Madison, Agricultural Research Station
Used by nearly all CALS disciplines with focus on agronomic and horticultural plant breeding and variety trials, community outreach, student training, and providing feed and manure management for the UW-Madison campus livestock.

Community Food Systems Program
University of Wisconsin Extension
FairShare, CSA Coalition
Supporting and connecting farmers and consumers through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model. Find a Farm Share.
REAP Food Group
Committed to transforming communities, economies and lives through the power of good food. Farm to School, Farm to Business.
Rooted
Community GroundWorks and Center for Resilient Cities have joined forces to become Rooted--and, as ever, remain committed to enabling people to grow and thrive in healthy, equitable, and sustainable neighborhoods.

Garden & Green Living Expo
Event offers educational presentations, an exhibitor mall, UW-Madison Extension Horticulture experts, a floral design competition and more. Proceeds support PBS Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Horticulture, Division of Extension
Provides research and evidence-based horticulture management education, resources and decision-making tools to home gardeners and commercial horticulture practitioners.
Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Program
Supports a network of individuals dedicated to horticulture education, service, and lifelong learning. Through university research-based horticulture training, they are equipped to address needs and opportunities in their community and throughout the state.
Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
Provides assistance in identifying plant diseases and provides educational information on plant diseases and their control.

Garden Talk
Hosted by Larry Meiller, Wisconsin Public Radio.
Let's Grow Stuff!
Hosted by gardeners Ben Futa and Quantese Winters, Let’s Grow Stuff is a collection of short videos designed to help the beginning gardener learn the tools of successful vegetable and herb gardening. PBS Wisconsin.

Food Sovereignty & Justice, Community Food Systems
Follow links to "Black and African American Sovereignty Resources" and "Tribal Food Sovereignty Resources".
Racial Justice in Food Systems--Learning Resources and Tools
Resource list compiled by Erin Peot, Division of Extension, UW-Madison