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What is Sharing Backyards?


One of the biggest barriers to growing food in the city is access to land - despite the fact that many yards, lawns, and backyards have plenty of room to spare. Sharing Backyards links people with unused yard space with those looking for a place to grow food.

If you have a garden and want to share it with someone, or if you are looking for a space to garden, Sharing Backyards is for you. Have questions? Please read our Frequently Asked Questions before emailing for support.


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Bring Sharing Backyards to Your Community

It's FREE and EASY, and it will benefit your city and its peoples. Boost your land available for organic urban agriculture, lower waiting lists for community garden plots, decrease the amount of food needing to be shipped across the country, help people lower their food costs, and increase your city's vibrancy and resiliency to change.

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[Partnering]

Sharing Backyards encourages the use of organic gardening methods!

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Our Project Sponsors

The following companies have made contributions to Sharing Backyards. Please contact them to set up a business relationship with them. They are making the work we do possible.

Victoria:
[Hemp and Company]

Washington, DC:
[Eat Well DC]

To find out more about becoming a Sponsor to our project in your area, please click here:
[Sponsorship]

Sharing Backyards at the Banff New Media Institute

Sharing Backyards attended the Banff New Media Institute's Interactive Project Lab - a weekend long entrepreneurial boot camp for cutting edge projects throughout Canada. As one of several non-profit entrepreneurial projects, we had our business plan critiqued and helped along by various highly skilled mentors.

You can watch our presentation on Sharing Backyards in this video

Considerations for Sharing your Backyard Garden

There are no restrictions on how you might choose to share your space - however there are a number of issues that you might want to consider when making arrangements to share your gardening space with another member of your community.

Time Considerations

  • How many hours per week will the garden space be available?
  • On which days of the week?
  • What time(s) of the day?

Tool Considerations

  • Do you have tools to share?
  • Where will they be stored?

Soil Considerations

  • Is there enough soil?
  • Who will pay for soil amendments?
  • What types of amendments or additives are acceptable?

Seeds / Transplants

  • Who will provide the seeds and/or transplants?
  • How will decisions be made about what is grown?

Water Considerations

  • Can the gardener use the hose and water?
  • Who does the watering?
  • When?

Harvest Considerations

  • Who will harvest the food?
  • How will the harvest be distributed?

Privacy and Security Considerations

  • Who can enter the garden? (children, partners, friends, pets)
  • What space can be used? (shed, basement, bathroom)
  • What about locks and gates?
  • Emergency contact numbers?