Community Gardening and Urban Agriculture : Special Interest Gardening

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

Food Business Development

Information for Food Entrepreneurs
Links to services and documents from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection.
Food Business Network, University of Wisconsin Extension
Find links to Wisconsin regional commercial food processing services, incubator kitchens.

Public Produce: Growing Food in Public Spaces, A Start Up Guide
Publication from the Kamloops Food Policy Council, British Columbia. Author: Elaine Sedgman, 2013.
Community Orchards, ATTRA Publication
Community orchard movement, history and guidance. Publication made available by the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

Rain Garden Reading List
Selected reading from Wisconsin's Water Library.
Rain Gardens
Description, project and resource links compiled by the Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership (MAMSWaP) / Dane County Land & Water Resources Department.

The Climate Friendly Gardener
Publication from the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org/)
Plant Hardiness Zone Maps, USDA
Interactive, GIS mapping.

Homegrown National Park
Grassroots movement and resource hub to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants. Consult suggested sources for seeds and native plants by state, region.
Native Gardening, "Why Garden with Native Wildflowers?", Forest Service, USDA
Resource page with links to plant hardiness zones, restoration and native landscaping, native plant alternatives, and more.
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Non-profit organization promoting environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. Consult local chapters, landscape designs regionally, directory of plant nurseries.

Edible Schoolyard Project (national)
See special content about projects for learning at home: https://edibleschoolyard.org/edible-education-home-classroom
Got Dirt? Gardening Initiative Toolkit
Step-by-step plans for getting started. Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program publication. English & Spanish language editions.
Got Veggies
Garden-based nutrition education curriculum. Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Nutrition and Physical Activity Program publication. English & Spanish language editions.
Kids Gardening
"Gardening Toolbox" and Educator Resources (activities, lesson plans). Developed by staff affiliated with the Intervale Center, Burlington, Vermont.
Wisconsin School Garden Network
Supported by Cultivate Health Initiative (CHI), a joint project of Rooted and the Environmental Design Lab, in collaboration with healthTIDE and the Obesity Prevention Initiative. Search resource library for lesson plans and more: https://wischoolgardens.org/search-our-library/
Farm to School, REAP Food Group
Program works to bring fresh, local, sustainably produced food to children, establish reliable markets for local farms using sustainable agriculture practices,
and provide hands-on education in Madison classrooms.

"How You Can Help Save the Monarch Butterfly--and the Planet" with Mary Ellen Hannibal. TED Women, Palm Springs, 2019.

American Community Gardening Association
Ample Harvest (national)
Campaign to link gardeners with community food-banks.
Community of Gardens
Digital archive hosted by Smithsonian Gardens in partnership with Archives of American Gardens. " Growing garden history through your images, stories, & exhibits".
Gardens Network
Find a community garden!
Partnership of Rooted, Dane County UW Extension and the City of Madison.
Rooted, Community Groundworks, Madison, Wisconsin