This tool kit contains information on starting a community garden, preserving a garden (in Philadelphia) and how to start an urban land trust. If you need more information, please contact us, nga-staff@ngalandtrust.org.

Starting a Community Garden

• American Community Garden Association's Fact Sheet on Starting a Community Garden
  This is an excellent resource and includes sample by-laws and troubleshooting tips.

• Sample Garden By-Laws
  Garden By-laws from the Southwark-Queen Village Garden in Philadelphia.

Preserving Community-Managed Open Space

• Who Owns Your Garden?
  Critical Information for Philadelphia residents. If you do not own the land on which you are gardening, it could be sold. Learn how to help keep it green forever. Includes information on the City's Sideyard program and Sheriff Sale.

Starting an Urban Land Trust

• Basic Steps for Starting an Urban Land Trust
  A brief fact sheet on how to get started and what to consider in the formation of an urban land trust.

National Resource Links

• Land Trust Alliance
• Trust for Public Land
• American Community Garden Association
• Urban Parks Online Urban Parks Institute at Project for Public Spaces in New York

State Resource Links

• Pennsylvania Land Trust Association

Urban Land Trust Links (By City)

• Boston, MA
  Boston Natural Areas Network  
  
• Chicago, IL
  Neighborspace  
  
• New York City, NY
  Trust for Public Lands
  New York City Garden Preservation Coalition  
  
• South Providence, RI
  Southside Community Land Trust

Urban Gardening Resources (By City)

• Berkeley, CA
  Berkeley Community Gardening Collaborative  
  
• Denver, CO
  Denver Urban Gardens  
  
• New York City, NY
  Green Guerillas  
  
• Philadelphia, PA
  Philadelphia Green  
  
• Portland, OR
  Portland Community Gardens  
  
• San Francisco, CA
  San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners  
  
• Seattle, WA
  P-Patch  
  
• Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
  Urban Agriculture Notes by City Farmer

Other Community Gardens in Philadelphia

• Bodine Street Community Garden