Resource	Description
Twenty-one Community Gardens in Detroit	Listing of twenty-one unique community gardens in Detroit, from large-scale urban farms to cut-flower gardens and everything in between. External Link
Aurelia’s Garden	Sharing Garden External Link
Seed Your Future	Comprehensive list of education grant opportunities put out by the Farm Bureau. External Link
Accessible Gardening Programs and Principles	UK-based organization focused on providing broad access to gardening and horticulture. External Link
Greenhouse Kit Supplier	Seems like a good greenhouse supplier. Nice variety. External Link
Fruit Tree Planting Foundation	Organization that plants fruit trees for schools/non-profits. External Link
Zoning for Urban Agriculture	A Guide for Updating Your Community’s Laws to Support Healthy Food Production and Access from University of Vermont. External Link
Southside Blooms	Chicago-based Southside Blooms creates jobs for vulnerable youth in the floral industry by growing and arranging sustainable flowers! The blooms signify more than mere aesthetics – they symbolize a commitment to social impact, economic development, and environmental stewardship. External Link
Baltimore Orchard Project	BOP plants trees across Baltimore to increase access and production of local fruits and nuts, manage storm water runoff, improve air quality and bring nature into the city. External Link
Philadelphia Orchard Project	Since 2007, POP has worked with community-based groups and volunteers to plan and plant orchards filled with useful and edible plants in neighborhoods across Philadelphia. POP provides orchard design assistance, plant materials, and training in orchard care. External Link
The Black Radish	Minneapolis-based urban farm using underutilized residential front yards to grow food distributed through sliding-scale CSA shares and for distribution to local food banks. External Link
Gullah Geechee Herbal Gathering	Annual gathering highlighting traditional African American herbal growing, medicinal uses, and historic traditions. External Link
Keep Growing Detroit	Resource for urban based agriculture, including educational materials on beekeeping, medicinal herbs, garden guides, and links to some innovative and creative Detroit gardens. External Link
Drip Irrigation For Community Gardens	Kansas State guide to selecting and installing drip irrigation systems in community gardens. External Link
Garden Resource Center, Pittsburgh	A tool-lending library and garden materials depot. For a sliding scale annual membership fee, the GRC allows patrons to access free garden tool rentals and bulk materials such as organic compost, mulch, and soil amendments. External Link
USDA: Stories of The People’s Gardens	Stories from dozens of People's Gardens, USDA's designation for community based sharing gardens. External Link
URBAN AGRICULTURE RESILIENCE PROGRAM	Since its inception, the program has provided funding to 106 urban agriculture projects nationwide, promoting public garden participation in collaborations that combine food growing and education while addressing food security challenges facing communities. Grants up to $20,000. External Link
Seed Money	A nonprofit that helps food, farm and garden projects by offering garden grants and free assistance with online fundraising and garden planning. External Link
USDA: The People’s Garden	The People’s Garden was named in honor of USDA’s founder, President Abraham Lincoln, who described USDA as “The People’s Department.” USDA started the first People’s Garden on February 12, 2009 – Lincoln’s 200th birthday. External Link
NEA: Exploring Our Town	Seventy case studies of creative placemaking projects funded by the National Endowment for the Arts through the Our Town grants. External Link
PLACEMAKING US	A resource that provides support for communities across the United States to transform their public spaces into thriving hubs of social connection, health, prosperity, and joy. External Link
The Power of “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” Placemaking in Rural America.	"Placemaking" is a fancy term for sprucing up neighborhoods. New York City's Highline is an example, where the city transformed an elevated rail line into a "place" where people can walk, eat, enjoy art, even do some birdwatching or take a yoga class. It can be done anywhere. External Link
Places of Possibility: Public ART & Placemaking Toolkit for Rural Communities	A comprehensive toolkit for helping rural communities and small towns create their own unique public spaces and celebrate local history and traditions. Rural pride is powerful, and the creativity in our communities can easily be harnessed and turned into exciting public spaces. External Link
Jackson Hole Public Art	Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a small town of 11,000, is one of the nation's leading public art destinations. This is a resource for creative public art projects, including celebrating the arts and traditions of indigenous and marginalized residents. External Link
Pocket Parks in Concrete Jungles	Article discussing various types of urban gardens and pocket parks with goals such as recreation, greening, and enlivening otherwise under-utilized small parcels. External Link
Philadelphia Community Gardens	Great resources on different aspects of community gardening, from composting to beekeeping, to vacant lot reclamation. External Link
Baltimore Green Space	Baltimore Green Space helps preserve community gardens, pocket parks, and urban forests for generations to come. Resources and ideas for gardens, pocket parks, grants, event organizing. External Link
Richmond Community Gardens	A catalogue of over 20 different and diverse community gardens in Richmond, VA. If you are seeking inspiration or just want to explore the possibilities, this is the resource. External Link
Neighborhood Food Buying Club	A brief how-to guide on creating a neighborhood or community for buying club to help lower food prices and access healthier choices. External Link
Hunters for The Hungry	Resources and listings of programs in all states that help hunters process and donate venison to charities and food distribution organizations. External Link
Shareable	Large and comprehensive collection of stories, podcasts, articles, and how-to guides on creating more sustainable local communities by sharing food, resources, tools, skills, and much more as a way to lessen our individual and collective impacts on the world. And save money. External Link
The Story of Stuff	The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute film showing the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. Video
Library of Things Toolkit	A comprehensive guide to starting and growing a sharing hub in your community. External Link
Station North Tool Library, Baltimore	Tool and workshop cooperative that lends tools, provides classes, and mentors neighborhood youth in a diverse Baltimore neighborhood. External Link
Pod Mapping for Mutual Aid	Published during the Covid pandemic, this document gives the why's and how's of creating a Pod Map for times of upheaval and threat to your community. If another pandemic or other social crisis occurs, we will best be able to ride it out with a group of trusted friends. External Link
Purposeful Disengagement	Important essay on how to become hyper-locally sufficient in times of political upheaval and how to disengage from the broader economy. External Link
Plant A Row for the Hungry, Port Washington, NY	A program coordinating individual and community gardens to donate fresh produce to food insecure neighbors. Community beautification and education are also emphasized. A lot of great ideas and inspiration here. Image
Food Well Alliance, Atlanta	One of the best national examples of what we hope to bring to Cambridge. From composting, to education on how to grow your own food, to classes and seminars, to seed saving and food preservation and beyond, Food Well Alliance is an inspiration for Blackwater Rising. Explore! External Link
The Secret Garden and Gallery, Detroit	Artists' collective combining urban garden with gallery and performance space, creating a neighborhood revitalization hub that draws visitors and their dollars to a garden, a gallery, and a performance venue. External Link
Camden Community Garden, Salisbury, MD	A sharing community garden in Salisbury, MD, that provides vegetables to the surrounding community and has a focus on children and education. Image
Michigan Urban Farming Initiative	Large urban farm in Detroit that seeks to establish self-sufficiency in a food desert. Inspirational model of deep community engagement and pride in working together and educating youth on nutrition and growing food. Image
Farm City Detroit	An urban farm as part of a broader collective or artists fighting blight in an underserved community. Great example of bringing together diverse members of en underserved community for revitalization. External Link