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Why Community Garden?
Live healthy
Community gardens grow fresh organic fruits and vegetables, making them more accessible to participants. This promotes healthier eating habits, provides nutritious chemical and pesticide free options that may not be as readily available in stores, and aids in disease reduction.
Physical Exercise
Gardening itself is a physical activity that can improve fitness levels and contribute to overall well-being. It involves activities such as digging, planting, weeding, and harvesting, which can be excellent forms of exercise.
Mental Health
Gardening has been shown to reduce stress and promote relaxation. It provides an opportunity to connect with nature and put your hands in the dirt, which can have a calming effect on the mind and lasting mental health benefits.
Community Building
Community gardens bring people together from diverse, intergenerational, and cross-cultural backgrounds to create a sense of community. Participants often work together towards a common goal, fostering social connections and a sense of belonging. It also provides an opportunity to get to know your neighbors.
Environmental benefits
Community gardens can contribute positively to the environment by promoting sustainable practices such as composting, reducing food miles (the distance food travels from farm to consumer), and creating green spaces that support biodiversity. It also reduces the carbon footprint and improves the viability of soil.
Educational Opportunities
Community gardens provide a hands-on learning experience about gardening techniques, plant biology, and environmental stewardship. It also educates participants about healthy eating and nutrition and teaches children where food comes from, changing the trajectory of families and future generations.
Improved Food Security
For communities with limited access to fresh produce, community gardens can help improve food security by providing a local source of nutritious food, thereby reducing money spent on groceries.
Beautifies the Neighborhood
Community gardens beautify neighborhoods and provide green spaces that residents can enjoy, often reducing crime and improving property values. They can enhance the quality of life in urban areas by offering a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Skill Development
Gardening in a community setting allows participants to learn new skills, such as planting, watering, and composting. It can also provide opportunities for leadership and teamwork.
Community Empowerment
By taking an active role in growing their own food, community members gain a sense of empowerment and self-reliance. They become more connected to where their food comes from and can take pride in contributing to their community's well-being.
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Can you believe it’s already that time of year? COCG is honored to invite you to a Seasonal Celebration at Tampa Heights Community Garden on December 14th. Bring a dish or drink to pass (bonus points if it’s garden fresh!) and join us for a jazzy good time 💃🏽🕺🏼
This event is FREE and everyone is invited! 🌲✨ Go to our website, “Get Involved” -> “Attend an Event” and click “Sign Up” to let us know you’re coming! Sign up not required but encouraged. You can check out our amazing garden’s events here too!
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #seasonalcelebration #gardenparty #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #bringyourdancingshoes #inthegardenwereallfam
Can you believe it’s already that time of year? COCG is honored to invite you to a Seasonal Celebration at Tampa Heights Community Garden on December 14th. Bring a dish or drink to pass (bonus points if it’s garden fresh!) and join us for a jazzy good time 💃🏽🕺🏼
This event is FREE and everyone is invited! 🌲✨ Go to our website, “Get Involved” -> “Attend an Event” and click “Sign Up” to let us know you’re coming! Sign up not required but encouraged. You can check out our amazing garden’s events here too!
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #seasonalcelebration #gardenparty #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #bringyourdancingshoes #inthegardenwereallfam
Our Fall Quarterly Garden Meeting was a huge success, thanks to the amazing team at Community SOGarden! We spent a lovely evening learning about their irrigation solutions and water savings, grant writing, and how they utilize social media for fundraising. Not to mention eating delicious garden fresh food and participating in a raffle! (Congrats Steve!)
If you’d like to sign up for our newsletter which will have a breakdown of their biggest points and keep you posted as to our next Quarterly Garden meeting, go to our website and scroll all the way to the bottom to submit your information. Link to website in bio. Remember everyone is invited and this event is free! We love growing gardeners 💚🌱
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #growinggardeners #tampacommunitygardens
#quarterlygardenmeeting
Our Fall Quarterly Garden Meeting was a huge success, thanks to the amazing team at Community SOGarden! We spent a lovely evening learning about their irrigation solutions and water savings, grant writing, and how they utilize social media for fundraising. Not to mention eating delicious garden fresh food and participating in a raffle! (Congrats Steve!)
If you’d like to sign up for our newsletter which will have a breakdown of their biggest points and keep you posted as to our next Quarterly Garden meeting, go to our website and scroll all the way to the bottom to submit your information. Link to website in bio. Remember everyone is invited and this event is free! We love growing gardeners 💚🌱
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #growinggardeners #tampacommunitygardens
#quarterlygardenmeeting
First Annual Community Garden Tour ✅🌿
We are so very grateful for every single one of you who participated and made this tour possible! If you have any photos you’d like to share, please tag us. We’re already looking forward to next year 😎
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #communitygardentour #tampacommunitygardens
First Annual Community Garden Tour ✅🌿
We are so very grateful for every single one of you who participated and made this tour possible! If you have any photos you’d like to share, please tag us. We’re already looking forward to next year 😎
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #communitygardentour #tampacommunitygardens
🌿November is a great time to fertilize once your transplants have been in the ground for 3 weeks, or your seedlings have several mature leaves. Use fish emulsion (2 tbsp per gallon of water) to feed the soil, and repeat in 2-3 weeks.
🌿Check for pests, especially cabbage loopers (last slide), which leave irregular holes in leaves. These pests target brassicas, lettuce, parsley, spinach, and tomatoes. Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) is an effective biological control; spray it on the undersides of leaves. It kills caterpillars by disrupting their digestion. You may also see natural predators like parasitic wasps helping control the population.
🌿November can be dry, so ensure your plants get enough water. Your harvest of lettuce, kale, chard, and beans is just around the corner...hooray!
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #westcentralfloridagardening
🌿November is a great time to fertilize once your transplants have been in the ground for 3 weeks, or your seedlings have several mature leaves. Use fish emulsion (2 tbsp per gallon of water) to feed the soil, and repeat in 2-3 weeks.
🌿Check for pests, especially cabbage loopers (last slide), which leave irregular holes in leaves. These pests target brassicas, lettuce, parsley, spinach, and tomatoes. Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) is an effective biological control; spray it on the undersides of leaves. It kills caterpillars by disrupting their digestion. You may also see natural predators like parasitic wasps helping control the population.
🌿November can be dry, so ensure your plants get enough water. Your harvest of lettuce, kale, chard, and beans is just around the corner...hooray!
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #westcentralfloridagardening
If you heard Kitty, Meryl, and Nate on @wmnf885 last Monday, they discussed the amazingly diverse community garden models. We’ve got quite the lineup on the tour tomorrow, and are proud to showcase these beautiful spaces and all they are doing for the health of people and our environment across Greater Tampa Bay.
Get your tickets now for a truly grounding adventure tomorrow 😎☀️🌱 Link in bio!
1. Sweetwater Organic Farm - Urban Organic Farm and Environmental Education Center
2. Oldsmar Organic Community Garden - Community Plots & Education, with a Biodigester
3. Meachum Urban Farm - Organic Vegetable Farm and Market in Downtown Tampa
4. Wellswood Community Garden - Communal and Vertical Gardening
5. Mustard Seed Gardens - Church Garden Donating 100% of Veggies Grown
6. Healthy 22nd Street - Barrel Gardening
7. Tampa Family Health - Food Prescription Garden
8. Tampa Heights - Plot Rentals with a Hydroponic System & Solar Power
9. Young Middle School - School Garden
10. Seminole Heights - Communal Gardening with In-Ground Planting
@sweetwater_organic_farm
@meachamurbanfarm
@healthy22nd
@tampafamilyhc
@tampaheightsgarden
@seminoleheightscommunitygarden
#coalitionofcommunnutygardens #cocg #communitygardentour #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #tampacommunitygardens
If you heard Kitty, Meryl, and Nate on @wmnf885 last Monday, they discussed the amazingly diverse community garden models. We’ve got quite the lineup on the tour tomorrow, and are proud to showcase these beautiful spaces and all they are doing for the health of people and our environment across Greater Tampa Bay.
Get your tickets now for a truly grounding adventure tomorrow 😎☀️🌱 Link in bio!
1. Sweetwater Organic Farm - Urban Organic Farm and Environmental Education Center
2. Oldsmar Organic Community Garden - Community Plots & Education, with a Biodigester
3. Meachum Urban Farm - Organic Vegetable Farm and Market in Downtown Tampa
4. Wellswood Community Garden - Communal and Vertical Gardening
5. Mustard Seed Gardens - Church Garden Donating 100% of Veggies Grown
6. Healthy 22nd Street - Barrel Gardening
7. Tampa Family Health - Food Prescription Garden
8. Tampa Heights - Plot Rentals with a Hydroponic System & Solar Power
9. Young Middle School - School Garden
10. Seminole Heights - Communal Gardening with In-Ground Planting
@sweetwater_organic_farm
@meachamurbanfarm
@healthy22nd
@tampafamilyhc
@tampaheightsgarden
@seminoleheightscommunitygarden
#coalitionofcommunnutygardens #cocg #communitygardentour #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #tampacommunitygardens
Buy yourself (or your lady) flowers this Sunday 🎟️🌸🌺🌼
1. Ybor Street Community Garden 📍Ybor
2. Community Faith Garden 📍Dunedin
3. VISTA Gardens 📍Carrollwood
4. Community SOGarden 📍South Tampa
5. Dunedin Community Garden 📍Dunedin
1st Annual Community Garden Tour, Sunday 11/3
🎟️ www.coalitionofcommunitygardens.org
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #communitygardentour #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #tampacommunitygardens
Buy yourself (or your lady) flowers this Sunday 🎟️🌸🌺🌼
1. Ybor Street Community Garden 📍Ybor
2. Community Faith Garden 📍Dunedin
3. VISTA Gardens 📍Carrollwood
4. Community SOGarden 📍South Tampa
5. Dunedin Community Garden 📍Dunedin
1st Annual Community Garden Tour, Sunday 11/3
🎟️ www.coalitionofcommunitygardens.org
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #communitygardentour #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #tampacommunitygardens
COCG was formed in 2015 to help support community gardens and part of this support includes Quarterly Garden Meetings! We are excited to invite everyone to @communitysogarden tomorrow for our Fall 2024 Quarterly Meeting which is free and open to the public. Agenda topics include:
🏴☠️Irrigation
🏴☠️Fundraising & Grants
🏴☠️Social Media
Tuesday, October 29th
6-8 pm
4207 W Oklahoma Ave
Tampa, FL 33616
Community SOGarden is South Tampa’s first community garden and has quite an impressive list of accomplishments for being only a year and a half old.
If you can’t come tomorrow, stop by and see them on the upcoming tour this Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm! And don’t forget to visit our website to sign up for our newsletter. Link in bio!
#coalitionoffommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongsommunities #quarterlygardenmeeting #tampacommunitygardens
COCG was formed in 2015 to help support community gardens and part of this support includes Quarterly Garden Meetings! We are excited to invite everyone to @communitysogarden tomorrow for our Fall 2024 Quarterly Meeting which is free and open to the public. Agenda topics include:
🏴☠️Irrigation
🏴☠️Fundraising & Grants
🏴☠️Social Media
Tuesday, October 29th
6-8 pm
4207 W Oklahoma Ave
Tampa, FL 33616
Community SOGarden is South Tampa’s first community garden and has quite an impressive list of accomplishments for being only a year and a half old.
If you can’t come tomorrow, stop by and see them on the upcoming tour this Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm! And don’t forget to visit our website to sign up for our newsletter. Link in bio!
#coalitionoffommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongsommunities #quarterlygardenmeeting #tampacommunitygardens
Did we mention our events are fun? 🤩
Join us after the tour at @newworldtampa for $5 Happy Hour drinks, live music, and hopefully more dancing in the garden! 🍻🌺🕺
🎟️ -> www.coalitionofcommunitygardens.org
#communitygardentour2024 #cgt2024 #cocg #coalitionofcommunitygardens #areyougoingtojoinus #gardentherapy #dancetherpay #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
Did we mention our events are fun? 🤩
Join us after the tour at @newworldtampa for $5 Happy Hour drinks, live music, and hopefully more dancing in the garden! 🍻🌺🕺
🎟️ -> www.coalitionofcommunitygardens.org
#communitygardentour2024 #cgt2024 #cocg #coalitionofcommunitygardens #areyougoingtojoinus #gardentherapy #dancetherpay #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
