Building a school or community garden is an exciting way to engage the community and promote health and wellness. This page provides resources for starting and maintaining food-safe gardens, as well as other resources on management and sustainability. For more resources, visit the Community Gardens Website.
Building Safe Community Gardens
- Food Safety for School and Community Gardens handbook
- Food Safety in Community Gardens (Tracy Davis, FCS Agent in Rutherford County, 2022)
- Presentation: Food Safety for School Gardens (Dr. Ben Chapman and Ashley Chaifetz, August 25, 2011)
- USDA Let’s Move! Faith and Communities: Garden Guide (updated April 2011)
- Syracuse Grows Community Garden Resource Directory
- National Recreation and Park Association’s Grow Your Park Initiative
- Mother Earth News Vegetable Garden Planner - great for helping you plan how for spacing and recordkeeping
GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) certification
- GAPs
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
- National Good Agricultural Practices Program (Cornell University)
- Student and Food Safety: Best Practices for Hawai'i School Gardens (University of Hawai'i)
- Student and Food Safety: Best Practices for Hawai'i School Gardens - A Supplementary GAPs Checklist (University of Hawaii)
