{"id":354,"date":"2005-11-29T00:13:13","date_gmt":"2005-11-29T04:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=354"},"modified":"2005-12-01T11:58:52","modified_gmt":"2005-12-01T15:58:52","slug":"community-gardening-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2005\/11\/29\/community-gardening-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Gardening 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.foodshare.net\/images\/TCGNEnews_ladybug.jpg\" alt=\"TCGNladybug\" \/><br \/>\nYes, the ground is verging on frozen right now, but the people at the Toronto Community Garden Network and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodshare.net\">Foodshare <\/a>want to put their winter to good use and inspire a new batch of community gardeners.  There are all kinds of places you can start a community garden &#8212;- in a city park, on an abandoned plot of land, on a rooftop, outside your apartment building, or at your school.   These two organizations are a great resource if you are interested in starting one up.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in January, Foodshare and the TCGN are presenting a free course entitled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodshare.net\/upcomingCGcourse2006.htm\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153How to Start a Community Garden\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a>.  The course covers the fundamentals of starting and sustaining a community garden &#8212; from group dynamics to horticultural basics, budgeting and fundraising to location selection, site design, and implementation.  Sign up early if you are interested, spaces fill up fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, the ground is verging on frozen right now, but the people at the Toronto Community Garden Network and Foodshare want to put their winter to good use and inspire a new batch of community gardeners. 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