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Do you need help protecting your community garden?
This section of our website is devoted to campaigns and tools designed to help you do just that. Please let us know if there are other ways we can help you protect your community garden.
Letter of Support Campaign:
At ACGA we recognize the importance of making community gardens permanent. The Board of Directors of the American Community Gardening Association is pleased to announce a campaign to directly help ACGA members by writing letters of support for you!
There are two kinds of Letters of support Reactive and Proactive. Reactive Letters of Support are sent to a person or organization (such as a landlord, city official, or neighbor) who has expressed negative sentiment towards your garden and this sentiment might threaten the viability of your community garden. Consider this tool if you are fighting for your community garden's survival.
Proactive Letters of Support are sent to a person or organization (again, such as a landlord, city official, or neighbor) who deserves your thanks. They may have just signed a new lease with you, given you a grant, or voted to support your garden, for example.
You can view examples of both types of letters here:
If you would like a letter of support for your garden, you can e-mail our Projects Coordinator, Vicki Garrett. Please be sure to provide the following:
- Your name
- Your community garden's name
- Details of the situation
- The exact name and address of the person to whom you want us to send the letter.
In the subject line of your email please write: Letter of Support Needed.
We're here to help you protect your garden.
Save a Seed Campaign
Support the American Community Gardening Association and the Save a Seed Fund by purchasing Adrienne Young's new album Room to Grow.
Since 2004, Adrienne has served as the national spokesperson for the Food Routes Network, championing the cause of sustainable agriculture. With the release of Adrienne's new CD, She has enlarged her focus to include the American Community Gardening Association. By purchasing Room to Grow, you contribute to a fund which goes towards providing non-genetically-modified seeds for community gardens across North America. Pre-sale CD includes a limited-edition autographed poster, free song download, 20-page lyric booklet and a sticker celebrating the Save a Seed fund. We are honored to join forces with Adrienne and thank you for saving a seed!
Please go to www.saveaseed.org to purchase.