Overview
Community gardening is a growing revolution that is taking root in towns and cities all over the world. Groups of likeminded people are transforming neglected plots of land into green, flourishing spaces for everyone to enjoy. In Let's Plant & Grow Together, conservationist and community gardener Ben Raskin shares his keen expertise in an invaluable introduction to a new wave of collective self-sufficiency, 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 neighborhood. 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Ben Raskin
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint: Leaping Hare Press
Edition: New Edition
Weight: 0.350kg
ISBN: 9780711287365
ISBN 10: 0711287368
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 February 2024
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Ben Raskin has created an accessible and galvanising handbook for creating community gardens. Let's Plant Grow Together is a timely resource for anyone looking to support their local community and ecology through hands-on, feel-good action."" Ellen Miles - author of Nature is A Human Right and Get Guerrilla Gardening"
""Ben Raskin has created an accessible and galvanising handbook for creating community gardens. Let's Plant Grow Together is a timely resource for anyone looking to support their local community and ecology through hands-on, feel-good action."" Ellen Miles - author of Nature is A Human Right and Get Guerrilla Gardening
Author Information
Ben Raskin is the Head of Horticulture at the Soil Association in the UK, and author of Zero-Waste Gardening (2021). He runs courses and training on organic growing including community orchards, 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 over 20 years, including a stint as Assistant Head Gardener at the UK charity Garden Organic. He has also written The Community Gardening Handbook; Compost; Grow; and Bees, Bugs & Butterflies for Leaping Hare Press.
