COMMUNITY GARDEN BEST PRACTICES

Organic Gardening

• Metro Natural Gardening: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=24309
• Grow Portland’s Garden Resource Library: http://www.growportland.org/school/garden-resource-library
• Oregon Tilth's Organic Gardening Resources: http://tilth.org/education-research/organic-education-center/the-toolshed

How to Garden Organically

• No synthetic chemicals (herbicides, pesticides or chemical fertilizers) are allowed unless they are listed on the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) product list: http://www.omri.org/omri-lists/download
• Getting Your Garden Started: http://tilth.org/files/oec-1/the-toolshed/getting-your-garden-started

Planting & Harvest Calendars

• OregonTilth Planting & Harvest Calendar: http://tilth.org/files/oec-1/the-toolshed/planting%20and%20harvest%20calendar.pdf/at_download/file
• Oregon State University Planting Calendar: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/calendar
• Territorial Seed Company Planting Calendar: http://cdn.territorialseed.com/downloads/plantingchart.pdf

Soil & Composting

• Metro Guide to Effective Composting: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=553
• Seattle Tilth Composting Guide: http://seattletilth.org/learn/resources-1/compost
• OSU Extension Service Soil Testing Guide: http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/soil-testing

Season Extension

• Oregon Tilth 4-Season Gardening & Harvesting
• OSU Extension Service Fall & Winter Gardening: http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/21092/m-em9027fallandwinter.pdf?sequence=14

Invasives

• City of Portland Invasive Plant Management: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=45696
• Garden Smart Oregon - A Guide to Non-Invasive Plants: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=47570

Photos of model garden plots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/84624234@N03/show/

RESOURCES TO RUN A COMMUNITY GARDEN

• Safety in the Garden
• P-Patch Leadership Handbook: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/pubs/P-Patch%20Leadership%20Handbook%202009.pdf
• P-Patch Conflict Resolution https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/ppatch/documents/ConflictResolutionandGrievanceProcedure.pdf

PORTLAND COMMUNITY GARDEN BLOGS

• 1,000 Gardens: http://www.portlandonline.com/fish/index.cfm?c=53380
• Grant High School Community Garden: http://ghscommunitygarden.wordpress.com/
• Frazer Park Community Garden: http://frazerparkgarden.wordpress.com/
• Vestal Community Garden: http://www.vestalcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/

STARTING A NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN

• American Community Gardens Association: http://communitygarden.org/
• PP&R New Community Garden Criteria
• Steps to Build a New Community Garden