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Party Suggestions:

1. Write down a list of friends, family, and neighbors you want to invite.

2. Choose a place that will accommodate all of your guests. Weather permitting (of course), having your party outside inspires and allows for people to spread out and connect to nature all around you.

3. Choose a date and time that works for you and in which you think many of your guests will be able to attend. Plan for the party to last about three hours.

4. Choose a pot luck meal: breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner.

Practical Supplies:

1. You will need a wall or desk calendar so that people can write down their time availability.

2. Purchase an Old Farmer's Almanac. Considered the "bible" of Gardening/Farming, it will give you every aspect you need for optimum health of your crops and successful and bountiful produce yield.

3. Graph paper and pencils for drawing draft plans for gardens and other projects.
 
4.  Visit your public library a week prior to your party. Check out an assortment of books and magazines on various outdoor projects. The categories on the menu to you left and sub-categories on the various pages will give you an idea of what topics to look up. The periodicals are to peak interest and creativity in choosing a project, as well as finding a source for direct directions, therefore achieving the project's goal. This web site also has links to specific "how to" directions and can be printed out as needed.

5.  What tools do you have?  Have each person share what tools they have so that you know what is available for everyone's garden to use.  You either may want to borrow additional tools like shovels and hoes to till the soil, especially with land that has never or not in a long time been used for gardening.

6. Some library systems even have tools that you can borrow. Ask how this program works and place a hold when you want them. No program? When you have your project party, make a petition so that your guests can sign, call and ask who at your library would be the one to work with to bring a tool share program. and bring the pages to your local library if there is already a staff member working on it, or if not, to your local city or town council, borough, or parish member.

What project will you pick?:

Peruse the menu for a project.  "Farming & Gardening Directory" includes indoor projects.  The terms farming, gardening, and agriculture is meant to be taken in the broadest sense. 
 
If several of your friends pick to have gardens, coordinate what you will grow. This will offer immense variety and plenty of trading.

1. How much space are you willing to use for gardening?
2. What direction does the sun face in relation to land chosen? Adjust land usage according to the sun. 
3. Does the land receive enough sunlight or shade for type of plant picked?
4. Is there a tall fence that has shade all day long?  Take in those factors in regards to what and where to plant seeds and seedlings according to their sunlight need.
5. Some land is better for different plants. You can have a simple soil test done to evaluate what kind of fertilizer you will need in accordance to type of plant.  You will then know what fertilizer to add.

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Vegetation listings found on this site are cross referenced with the book,
Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,00 Garden Plants and How to Cultivate Them for accuracy.

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