Port Chester Community Garden

The resource below is specifically for those involved with community gardens, with an emphasis on the knowledge and skills to organize and sustain healthy community garden organizations.

For educational resources on general gardening (for food), see the "General Resources" section on Backyard Vegetables and Fruits.

Title: American Community Garden Association (AGCA) Resources
Sponsoring Organization: American Community Garden Association (AGCA)
Description: The AGCA is "a grassroots non-profit advocacy organization focused on community gardening."  Their mission is "to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada." They sponsor training events (both virtual and in-person) for community gardeners on topics such as organizing and sustaining healthy community garden organizations.

Title: Our Community Growing Academy
Sponsoring Organization: Westchester Local Food
Description: D.I.G. Farm and The ARC of Westchester have partnered together to offer the new Mt. Kisco Growing Academy (formerly known as the Mt. Kisco Community Garden), a hands-on outdoor classroom that will empower community members of all ages to learn to grow food, utilizing regenerative agriculture and permaculture techniques to help to heal the soil and heal communities.