The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is a
non-profit organization
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of
volunteer
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s, professionals and member-organizations working in support of community greening in rural and urban areas across
Canada
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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, ...
food and ornamental gardening, preservation and management of open space,
urban forestry
Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry involves both planning and management, including the programming of care and ...
, and integrated planning and management of developing urban and rural lands.
See also
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Community gardening in the United States
Further reading
*Landwehr Engle, Debra. ''Grace from the Garden: Changing the World One Garden at a Time.''
Rodale Books
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: 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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