Worksheets for Creating a Community Garden

The worksheets that accompany the AARP publication Creating a Community Garden for People of All Ages are easy to print from home, easy to complete, and easy to use. 

Each worksheet can be used on its own or in combination with other worksheets.

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This page includes links for downloading individual worksheets as well as for downloading the complete 12-worksheet collection. 

We encourage printing, photocopying and sharing the worksheets!

Choose from a one-page worksheet or a two-page large-type version, both of which can be used by printing (and completing by hand) and/or as a fillable PDF that can be completed on an electronic device then printed or shared online.

(Scroll down to learn how to save — and print or share — a completed, fillable PDF.)

Download the Worksheets

Select: The Complete 12-Sheet Collection

Select by Worksheet:

1. Creating a Core Team
   
2. SMART Goal Setting
3. Write Mission and Vision Statements
4. Take Action
5. Asset Mapping
6. Site Selection
7. Design and Supplies Checklist
8. Accessibility Checklist
9. Seeking and Securing Support
10. Partnership Agreement Checklist
11. Member/Volunteer Checklist
12. Measuring Success

Fill and Save a Completed PDF

After downloading and typing into the worksheet's fields, save the completed form by selecting either option, both of which begin under the File tab in the navigation bar that appears at the top of an open PDF:

• Option 1: Select "Save as Other > Reader Extended PDF > "Enable More Tools: Commenting and Measuring" 

• Option 2: Select "Export to > Image >JPEG"

Get the Guide

Learn more, including how to order Creating a Community Garden for People of All Ages, by visiting AARP.org/CommunityGardens.