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• American Community Gardening Association
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Sources

• American Community Gardening Association. "Starting a Community Garden." (March 7, 2008)
  http://www.communitygarden.org/learn/starting-a-community-
  garden.php#form
• Parham, Susan Wells. "Funding and Other Support." Urban Community Gardens. (March 7, 2008)
  http://www.mindspring.com/~communitygardens/funds.html
• Surls, Rachel. "Community Garden Start-Up Guide." University of California Cooperative Extension. March 2001. (March 7, 2008).
  http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/garden/articles/startup_guide.html
• The Trust for Public Land. "Conserving Land for People." 2008. (March 10, 2008)
  http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cdl.cfm?content_item_id=19002&
  folder_id=2928