This guide was compiled by the ‘Protecting Gardens’working group of Soil
Generation, a coalition of Philadelphia organizations and individuals who support
equity and social justice for community-managed green space, gardens, and farms
through advocacy, grassroots organizing, and community education. We realized
there was a need for this kind of information after watching a few of our friends
struggle with land tenure for their gardens, even ones who had been tending
their land for decades. We started by conducting interviews with people we knew
who had gone through land tenure struggles—some successful in protecting their
gardens, and some unsuccessful. But while we originally thought this guide would
be helpful for gardeners whose land was on the line,the stories we heard helped us
realize that organizing your garden toward longevity and community building could
be helpful much,much earlier.
