{"id":9713,"date":"2014-05-22T11:43:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T10:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greensideup.ie\/?p=9713"},"modified":"2014-09-24T12:55:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T11:55:47","slug":"encourage-people-join-community-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/encourage-people-join-community-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Encourage People to Join Your Community or Urban Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past few years several people have contacted me asking how to start a community or urban garden. They have the land and they’re keen to create a garden that will benefit everyone in the local area. Although it’s best to start with the people as you can guarantee \u00a0an enthusiastic working group, it’s not impossible to begin the project with the land first.<\/p>\n

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Summer 2012 Leighlin Parish Community Garden<\/p><\/div>\n

You will however, need to gauge if there’s an interest in community gardening in your area. I’ve written a post in the past with tips on how to start a community garden<\/a> but here’s a few more ideas on ways to attract attention:<\/p>\n