The Resident & Community Gardening Collaborative is an initiative of the Montgomery County Food Council’s Food Education Working Group. It is a virtual space to convene community and urban gardeners in Montgomery County in order to build new connections and to share gardening best practices. Committee meetings also create opportunities to learn about the community’s available resources, needs and wants as they relate to resident and community food production.

The Resident & Community Gardening Collaborative meets bi-monthly, with special presentations, speakers, and discussion topics as a feature of each meeting. The priorities of the Subcommittee are:

  • Facilitate skill-building and technical training opportunities, and collect and share information about technical assistance resources
  • Research, and advocate for, educational opportunities and tutorials in Montgomery County related to community and urban gardening
  • Highlight gardening educational opportunities and resources on a specific page on the Food Council’s website. This webpage will be designed to be a resource for the general public.
  • Continue supporting grant recipients who received grant awards for small space food production projects in Fall 2020
  • Increase support of current existing community gardening and victory gardening programs within the County

Please contact Ester@mocofoodcouncil.org if you are interested in joining this Collaborative.

Upcoming Events

May 31

Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Jun 1

Sustainability Collaborative Meeting, Thursday, June 1st, 9:30-11am

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June 5th - August 14th

University of Maryland Extension Sustainable Horticulture Certificate Course

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Jun 7

Lunch and Learn: Gardening Panel Discussion

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Jun 12

Food Security Community Call

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Jun 13

SNAP Ambassador Virtual Training

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Jun 15

Increased Local Food Procurement Policy Priority Working Group

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Jun 22

Gardening Subcommittee

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Jun 23

Montgomery Parks Community Garden Program for Foodie Fridays

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Jun 28

Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Jul 10

Food Security Community Call

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Jul 11

Equitable Land Access Working Group Meeting

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Jul 26

Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Aug 14

Food Security Community Call

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Aug 17

Increased Local Food Procurement

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Aug 23

Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Aug 24

Gardening Subcommittee Meeting

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Sep 5

Equitable Land Access Working Group Meeting

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Sep 11

Food Security Community Call

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Sep 27

Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Oct 10

Food Security Community Call

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Oct 19

Increased Local Food Procurement

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Oct 25

Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Oct 26

Gardening Subcommittee

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Nov 13

Food Security Community Call

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Nov 22

Food System Advocacy Community Call

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Dec 11

Food Security Community Call

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