Garden Leadership Network
Need help starting and/or managing your own community or school garden? We support community garden organizers in a number of ways:
Read Our Garden Start-Up Handbook -
Download our popular handbook From Neglected Parcels to Community Gardens for free. It reviews what you need to know about creating a community, addressing legal issues, planting crops, and so much more!
Set Up A Consultation - We are happy to help you answer remaining questions, meet with your garden group or do an initial site visit. Availability is dependent on the season. To set up a consultation, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Community Garden Program Director, or call her at 801.359.2658 x12.
Attend Our How To Start A Community Garden Workshop - This workshop walks you through the steps of starting a community or school garden. Topics include forming a committee, planning the garden, organizing gardeners, overcoming challenges and fostering community involvement. We offer this workhop once a year. Once it is scheduled, it appears on our general workshop calendar.
Participate In The Growing Community Gardens Training โ Participants of this training series learn leadership skills for starting and sustaining successful community gardens and school gardens. Applications are available in October, with the training occurring in January and February. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive notice with the next training becomes available, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Community Garden Program Director, or call her at 801.359.2658 x12.
Support & Services - Wasatch Community Gardens offers ongoing support and services to members of our Garden Leadership Network. Services include access to free or discounted gardening materials for community garden use (as available), scholarships to our standard-fee organic gardening workshops, access to our Mini-Grant program, and hand tool loans for community garden group work days.
For questions about joining our Garden Leadership Network, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Community Garden Program Director, or call her at 801.359.2658 x12.