The Community Gardening Handbook

Plant & Grow Together

Ben Raskin

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Leaping Hare Press
29 March 2017

Gardening: plants; Allotments

In The Community Gardening Handbook, Ben Raskin shares his keen expertise in an invaluable introduction to a new wave of collective selfsufficiency, encouraging a community audience to grow food and to garden together. A look into the background of community gardening and its benefits is followed by a practical guide: planning advice is laid out, alongside essential etiquette tips for running a successful site, and proven ideas for involving the whole neighbourhood.

Add a community-minded directory of the top vegetables, flowers, fruit, and herbs to plant up, with key tips on growing in containers to maximize your space, and you can get ready to dig in for a community garden that will blossom and thrive for everyone.

By: Ben Raskin
Imprint: Leaping Hare Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 173mm,
ISBN: 9781782404491
ISBN 10: 178240449X
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 29 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ben Raskin is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association in the UK, and a father of two. He runs courses and training on organic growing and launched the Soil Association's flagship Organic Apprenticeship Scheme in 2007. Ben got the gardening bug working on an organic vineyard in northern Italy, and has worked in horticulture for 18 years, including a stint as Assistant Head Gardener at the UK charity Garden Organic.

Reviews for The Community Gardening Handbook: Plant & Grow Together

A timely and inspiring manual for an inherently subversive movement, in which people get together to improve their standard of living in various ways by collectively working a piece of land. * Morning Star *