How To Form A Community Garden – Green wild insights

Websites to Find and Join Community Gardens

National & Regional Organizations

American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) – https://www.communitygarden.org/
National directory with interactive map of community gardens across the US and Canada

ACGA Garden Map – https://www.communitygarden.org/garden
Searchable map tool to find gardens by location with detailed information

USDA People’s Garden Initiative – https://www.usda.gov/peoples-garden
Federal resources for community gardening with national network connections

Northeast

Boston Community Garden Directory – https://www.boston.gov/departments/growboston/community-garden-and-urban-farm-directory
Official Boston city directory with 175+ gardens

Washington DC Parks & Recreation Community Gardens – https://dpr.dc.gov/page/community-gardens
DC’s official community garden directory and contact information

New York GreenThumb – https://www.nyc.gov/html/dpr/html/greenthumb.html
NYC’s community garden program with 550+ gardens

Boston Community Garden Directory – https://www.boston.gov/departments/growboston/community-garden-and-urban-farm-directory
175 community gardens across 11 neighborhoods

Philadelphia Community Gardens – https://www.phila.gov/programs/farmphilly/gardening/#community-gardens-network
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation garden listing

Vermont Garden Network – https://vtgardens.org/
Supports 370+ community and school gardens across Vermont

Grow Pittsburgh – https://www.growpittsburgh.org/
Interactive urban garden map for Pittsburgh area gardens

Gather New Haven Community Gardens – https://gathernewhaven.org/our-programs/community-gardens/
Supports 40+ community gardens throughout New Haven

West Coast

Seattle P-Patch Program – https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/p-patch-gardening
An extensive network of 88+ community gardens

Los Angeles Community Garden Council – https://www.lagardencouncil.org/
Directory of LA community gardens with membership information

Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) – https://dug.org/
Network of 200+ community gardens across metro Denver

San Francisco Recreation & Parks Community Gardens – https://sfrecpark.org/facilities/facility/details/Community-Gardens-146
35+ city-managed community gardens

Portland Community Gardens – https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/39846
Portland Parks & Recreation community garden listings

Midwest

Chicago Urban Agriculture Mapping Project – https://cuamp.org/
Maps and resources for Chicago area gardens

Illinois Extension Community Gardens – https://extension.illinois.edu/community-gardens
Resources for Illinois community gardening

Austin Community Gardens – https://www.austintexas.gov/department/community-gardens-program
Austin’s community garden program and locations

Minneapolis Community Gardens – https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities__events/gardens_nature/community_gardens/
Minneapolis Parks community garden directory

Southeast

Richmond Grows Gardens – https://www.richmondgrowsgardens.org/
Network of 24+ community gardens across Richmond city

North Carolina Community Garden Partners (NCCGP) – https://nccommunitygardens.ces.ncsu.edu/
Statewide network directory with interactive map

Coalition of Community Gardens (West Central Florida) – https://coalitionofcommunitygardens.org/
Network of 60+ community gardens across 5 counties in West Central Florida

Specialty Organizations

Slow Food USA Community Gardens – https://slowfoodusa.org/network/chapters/
Slow Food’s garden-to-table community connections

Urban Agriculture Network – https://ruaf.org/
International urban agriculture and community garden resources

Food and Agriculture Organization Community Gardens – http://www.fao.org/urban-agriculture/en/
UN FAO urban agriculture and community garden resources