Resources

HogCO Toolkits

A set of comprehensive toolkits commisioned by HogCO which help guide you through the Legal, Planning and Access/inclusion stages of setting up a community garden.

• Legal toolkit
• Extra legal agreement templates
• Access toolkit
• Planning toolkit

FCFCG Community Garden Starter Pack

This is a great set of guidelines produced by FCFCG, ideal as a reference point for anyone looking to set up a community growing project.

(Please note due to restrictions on our web upload size we have split the starter pack into two parts, but it should be used as one document)

• Part 1
• Part 2

HogCO Information Sheets

• Community Garden Design
• Community Seed Swaps
• Composting
• Finding Land
• Health and Safety Issues
• Permaculture
• Pole barn design
• Schools
• Soil Biology
• Tree Planting
• Fruit Tree Pruning
• Attracting & Retaining Volunteers

Funding

• Funding Guide  (updated July 2012)

HogCO Suggested Template Documents for Community Growing Projects - you may like to keep these together in an information folder

• Contents
• Template Volunteer Induction Checklist
• Template Volunteer Policy
• Template Equal Opportunities Policy
• Template Health & Safety Policy
• Template Accident Procedure
• Risk assessment form - outdoor activities
• Risk assessment form - indoor activities
• Template Volunteer Membership Forms
• Template Volunteer Emergency Contact Forms
• Template Parental Consent Forms
• Template Accident Book Page
• Template Release form for Media Recording

Other

• Thrive booklet- Setting up a Community Garden Project for People with Mental Ill Health
• Template constitution document for community groups
• Criminal Records Bureau Checks for Volunteers
• Local Food Hubs (Action pack for schools)
• Better Business Guide (Country Markets Ltd.)
• Rough Guide to Sowing and Planting by Bob (Transition Taunton)
• Tamar Grow Local Sowing Calendar
• David Loder's Cropping Notes Spring 2013