Documents and Publications
- American Planning Association – Urban Agricutlure
- ReImagining A More Sustainable Cleveland Vacant Land Study
- Reimagining Cleveland Ideas to Action Resource Book, 2011
- US EPA – Brownfields and Urban Agriculture:Interim Guidelines for Safe Gardening Practices
- US EPA – Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook
Local Resources
- City Fresh
- City of Cleveland-Office of Sustainability
- City of Cleveland-Urban Agriculture in Residential Districts Zoning Code Update
- City of Cleveland-Zoning Summary for Agriculture and Green Space
- Cleveland Public Health- Cottage Food Production FAQ and Labeling
- Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition- Farmer's Market "How-to" Guide
- Country Side Conservancy
- EcoWatch Ohio-Environmental Resource Links
- Greater Cleveland Beekeepers Association
- GreenCityBlueLake Institute
- LAND Studio
- Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
- Nature Conservancy of Ohio
- New Agrarian Center
- Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District-Storm Water Management Program
- Ohio Department of Agriculture- Cottage Food Rules
- Ohio Department of Agriculture- Farmer's Market Regulations
- Ohio State University Extension
National Resources
Online Resources & Tutorials
- Building a rain garden
- Canning
- Drying
- Erie Fresh (Full Version): A Proposal to Sandusky City Commission – Part 1
- Erie Fresh (Full Version): A Proposal to Sandusky City Commission – Part 2
- Freezing
- How to build raised beds
- How to divide ornamental grasses
- How to properly collect soil samples
- Laying a gravel path
- Local Harvest.org-Find Farmer's Markets and Organic Produce near you!
- Mulching perennials
- National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Planting a tree properly
- Purdue University – Collecting Soil Samples for Testing
- Urban Farm Online
- USDA National Agriculture Library Food Storage and Preservation
Press Coverage & Recognition
- Channel 3 WKYC -Re-imagining Cleveland: Vacant lots get new life
- Chickens in the City
- CircleTheUSA.com- Audacious … or Realistic?
- City Farmer News "From vacant to vibrant – re-imagining Cleveland"
- Cleveland Sustainable Agriculture | Examiner.com
- Dayton Daily News
- Eco Watch Ohio – Marc Lefkowitz
- EcoWatch Ohio – Bobbi Reichtell and Peter McDermott
- Green City Blue Lake spotlights Re-Imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland
- Philadelphia's Ground for Change Activating Vacant Land Precedents
- Plain Dealer- Cleveland's for-profit urban gardens are growing
- Reimagining the City from the Ground Up
- Shelterforce- Greening Vacant Land
- Sunshine Brings Urban Gardening, Economic Hope to Cleveland
Project Partners
Reimagining Round 2 Grants Program-NSP2 Target Maps
- Ansel Newton – Area 1
- Buckeye-Larchmere – Area 2
- Colfax Garden Valley – Area 3
- Collinwood – Area 4
- Corlett – Area 5
- Detroit-Shoreway Cudell – Area 6
- Fairfax – Area 8
- Glenville – Area 10
- Lee-Miles – Area 12
- Mt. Pleasant – Area 13
- Old Brooklyn – Area 14
- Slavic Village – Area 16
- St Clair-Superior – Area 18
- Tremont Clark – Area 19
- Westown – Area 20
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