Climate Victory Gardens

Climate Victory Gardens are inspired by the collective action of Americans taken during the WWI and WWII victory gardening movement, when 20 million gardeners produced 40% of the fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in the country at the time. We're bringing victory gardens back. This time, it's for the climate.

A Climate Victory Garden is a garden that utilizes regenerative agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration. The Climate Victory Garden employs a number of sustainable agricultural practices, such as: minimal soil disruption through no-till agriculture; planting perennial crops with deep roots that can store more carbon; increasing biodiversity, which creates a more stable and resilient ecosystem; and using cover crops that feed soil organisms and increase soil carbon levels. These practices improve the soil quality, which not only increases the soil’s carbon sequestration capacity, but also benefits the overall health of the garden.

Interested in having a Climate Victory Garden at your home? The Community Ecology Institute's Climate of Hope initiative wants to help! We will be installing raised bed Climate Victory Gardens in a few sizes and semi-customizable planting designs in 2021. Please fill out the following interest form so we can reach back out to you at the beginning of 2021 when we are planning our garden installations for the year.

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* 1. Please provide your contact information. The address should be for the location where you would like to have a climate victory garden installed.

Name *

Address *

Address 2

City/Town *

State *

ZIP/Postal Code *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

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* 2. What type of property do you live on?

Apartment or condo

Town home

Single family home

Renter

Home owner

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* 3. What are the general conditions of the area where you are interested in having a climate victory garden installed?

Patio or balcony

Front yard

Back yard

Side yard

Mostly sunny

Mix of shade and sun

Mostly shady

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* 4. How much experience do you have with gardening?

None

Some, but I want to learn more

I feel confident in my gardening knowledge

I am an experienced gardener

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* 5. Please provide any other information that you would like to share.

Thank you for your interest! We will reach back out in the beginning of 2021 once we have our garden installation plans for 2021 finalized. In the interim, we will automatically add you to our Community EcoIogy Institute email mailing list if you are not already on it. You can learn more about our work at www.communityecologyinstitute.org