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Community Garden Capability Roadmap
Use this as a self-assessment, not a score. Check a skill only when you can demonstrate it in a real garden or with a real plan. A person can be advanced in growing and new to governance, or an experienced organizer and a beginner at horticulture.
I can find and contact a local garden.
I can explain the plot rules.
I can identify my boundaries and water source.
I can make a simple seasonal plot plan.
I can water without wasting water.
I can weed and harvest without affecting neighbors.
I can use soil-test guidance appropriately.
I can improve soil without guessing.
I can use mulch and compost appropriately.
I diagnose before treating pests or disease.
I can succession-plant limited space.
I keep a season record and learn from failures.
I help maintain shared tools and common areas.
I know how the shared water system works.
I participate in workdays reliably.
I can orient a new gardener to the site.
I can identify neglected shared systems.
I know who to contact when something fails.
I can compare candidate sites.
I can document land-control questions.
I can separate fertility from site-safety questions.
I can build startup and operating budgets.
I can document water, approvals and responsibilities.
I can scale the garden to maintenance capacity.
I can explain how decisions are made.
I can show how money and records are controlled.
I can apply rules consistently.
I can manage conflict without personalizing it.
I can train a replacement for my role.
The garden can operate when I am absent.
My present level(s):One skill I will demonstrate next:Where / with whom:Date completed:
Important: This roadmap is an educational planning tool, not a certification. Soil safety, local rules, pesticides, water, food handling, accessibility obligations and institutional policies may require local or qualified guidance. Revised September 4, 2026.