Motivation for the project: The 4 partners – CESIE, Italy, IYEC, Ghana, KID PINA, Slovenia and CANGO, China - have come together to explore urban gardening in the framework of youth work – how can it be used for inclusion of young people in the society, for developing employable skills, inspiring active participation of young people and raising awareness on issues of health and sustainability. Participants: Each partner country will create a local working group of 8 participants, including 1 youth leader, 1 comic artist, 2 youth educators, 2 young agronomists or agriculturalists, 2 unemployed or otherwise marginalized young people, or young people from ethnic minorities.Activities foreseen (based on non-formal education):• Kick-off meeting;• 2 International workshops on Urban Gardening; • Creation of 4 Local Urban Gardening clubs (1 in each partner country);• Local community event in 3 partner countries;• International Harvest Festival in the 4th partner country;• Final meeting.Products:• 600 copies of the Urban Gardening Handbook;• Digging Deep Website;• Online community platform of urban gardeners;• 2 online newsletters;• 4 public and 4 private urban gardens.Dissemination through:• Products: Website, Urban Gardening Handbook, Online community platform;• Local Urban Gardening Clubs;• Local community events and international Harvest Festival.Impact: - on young people, partner organizations and other civil society organizations:• Exchange through mobility and non-formal activities;• Improving employability through acquisition of individual and professional skills;• Networking between partners by promoting capacity building and future cooperation;• Awareness raising about food production, healthier contact with nature and sustainable living;• Enriching the youth work practices with new tools for youth participation and social inclusion.