7 Assemble tools and supplies: hoses, couplings, sprinklers, watering devices, wheelbarrows. New soil is less expensive if purchased by the truckload. Decide which tools and supplies are for communal use.
8 Write down your garden’s goals and record the progress in a garden journal. Set up a website. Tweet and blog your successes! Spread the word to local media outlets. Ask farmers at your local farmers’ market for expert advice on problems you’re having with your crop. Chances are pretty good that your problem is not unique and that you will find a solution. Click here if you live in an urban area.
9 Share your produce with neighbors who don’t have the time or the means to grow a garden. Encourage them to join you next season. According to Ample Harvest, more than 36 million Americans (12 percent of the population) are hungry and rely on food pantries to help sustain their families. For rules on donating grown or gleaned foods, go the USDA website.