The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is a
non-profit organization
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of
volunteers, professionals and member-organizations working in support of community greening in rural and urban areas across
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
and the
United States
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. ACGA and its member organizations work together to promote
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
food and ornamental gardening, preservation and management of open space,
urban forestry, and integrated planning and management of developing urban and rural lands.
See also
*
Community gardening in the United States
Community gardens in the United States benefit both gardeners and society at large. Community gardens provide fresh produce to gardeners and their friends and neighbors. They provide a place of connection to nature and to other people. In a wid ...
Further reading
*Landwehr Engle, Debra. ''Grace from the Garden: Changing the World One Garden at a Time.''
Rodale Books: 2003. .
*Schaye, Kim and Chris Losee. ''Stronger Than Dirt: How One Urban Couple Grew a Business, a Family, and a New Way of Life from the Ground Up.'' Three Rivers Press: 2003. .
References
External links
American Community Gardening Association website
Community gardening in the United States
Rodale, Inc.
Horticultural organizations based in the United States
Urban forestry organizations
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