Sunday, November 3
1st Annual Community Garden Tour
COCG is incredibly excited to announce the First Annual Community Garden Tour on November 3rd, 2024 which will be the FIRST of its kind in Tampa Bay! This self-guided tour will provide the opportunity to tour over 20 community gardens across three counties while learning about best gardening practices, meeting neighbors, and basking in the serene delight that community gardens bring!
Visit the community garden in your own neighborhood you’ve always been curious about or visit several – it’s up to you! Whether you’re brand new to gardening or already have a green thumb, this event is for YOU! Our passionate gardeners are ready to welcome you to their magical spaces, share their knowledge, and make new friends!
At the conclusion of the tour, join us from 4 to 6:30 pm at the outdoor garden at New World Brewery for live music and $5 happy hour beverages! New World – 810 E Skagway Ave, Tampa, FL 33604. One lucky tour participant will also receive two Tampa Bay Lightning Tickets to the game of your choice!Â
- Tickets purchased through 10/30 – $25
- Tickets as of 10/31 – $30
- Kids 18 and under are FREE
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All proceeds benefit the Coalition of Community Gardens, a non-profit committed to growing healthy people and strong communities throughout Greater Tampa Bay.
Below is the list of participating gardens, hours open, what they are featuring, and their websites!
| County | Garden Name | Hours Open | Address | Featuring | Check Them Out! |
| Hillsborough | 813Hood Garden | 10 am to 2 pm | 10004 North 11th Street, Tampa, FL 33612 | Inspiring you to grow what you eat with a backyard community garden model. Join in painting their community box, lawn games, and garden tours! |
https://www.facebook.com/813hoodgarden/ |
| Hillsborough | Apollo Beach | N/A | Cancelled due to Helene. | N/A | https://apollobeachgardenclub.com/plot-lease/ |
| Pinellas | Beacon Food Forrest | 10 am to 1 pm | 2470 Nursery Road, Clearwater, FL 33764 | A permaculture food forest in Clearwater with worldly, peaceful vibes, loads of international plants, and a labryrinth. | https://www.facebook.com/beaconfoodforestfl/ |
| Pinellas | Clearwater Community Garden | 10 am to 4 pm | 1277 Grove Street, Clearwater, FL 33755 | 47 Gardening Plots, a rainwater system, composting, an apiary (honey bee hives), a Pollinator Garden, herb gardens, fruit trees, and relaxing socializing spaces. |
Home | Clearwater Community (clearwatercg.org) |
| Pinellas | Community Faith Garden, Dunedin’s Giving Garden | Noon to 4 pm | 455 Scotland Street, Dunedin, FL 34698 | Church Garden model with various raised beds and fruit trees |
https://www.facebook.com/dunedinsgivinggarden |
| Hillsborough | Community SOGarden | 10 am to 1 pm | 4207 W Oklahoma Ave, Tampa, FL 33616 |
South Tampa’s first Community Garden featuring raised beds, fruit trees, and bees |
CSOG (communitysogarden.com) |
| Pinellas | Dunedin Community Garden | 10 am to 4 pm | 1040 Virginia St, Dunedin, FL 34698 | Growing community through gardening. |
https://dunedincommunitygarden.org/ |
| Pasco | Grand Gardens | 10 am to 2 pm | Cancelled due to Helene. | N/A | Grand Gardens (farmnetnpr.com) |
| Hillsborough | Guinn Center | N/A | Cancelled due to Milton. | N/A | https://www.facebook.com/theGuinnCenter/ |
| Hillsborough | Healthy 22nd Street | 10 am to 4 pm | 22nd Street, Tampa, FL 33610 | Unique, Urban Agriculture model using Front Yard Gardens in self-wicking barrels. Includes rain catchment system. | https://www.facebook.com/p/Healthy-22nd-Street-Gardeners-100078473336864/ |
| Hillsborough | Jackson Heights Bethesda | N/A | 3302 E 22nd Ave Tampa, FL 33605 | Cancelled | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-CjDkf7UUA |
| Hillsborough | Meachum Urban Farm | 10 am to Noon | 1108 E Scott St, Tampa, FL 33602 | Farm Store Market & Explore the Farm | MEACHAM URBAN FARM (meachamfarm.com) |
| Hillsborough | Mustard Seed Garden | Noon to 4 pm | 601 Sunset Ln Lutz, FL 33549 | Garden Tours, Herbal Tea Blueberry treats from our garden, Plants and seeds/seedlings available for free or donation – aloe vera, herbs, tomatillos, squash, etc. |
https://www.facebook.com/lutzcommunitychurchgarden |
| Pinellas | Oldsmar Community Garden | 10 am to 2 pm | 423 Lafayette Blvd, Oldsmar, FL 34677 | Tours of the garden, a biodigester cooking demonstration, how to make a porch compost bin, and plants galore for a small donation towards our garden operations. The first 25 visitors will depart with a small pumpkin as a token of our appreciation. |
Organic Raised Gardening Solutions | Oldsmar Community Garden (oocg.org) |
| Hillsborough | Seminole Heights | 10 am to 2 pm | 6114 River Terrace, Tampa, FL 33604 | Open for tours, with a worm world station, pollinator garden, compost station, trellaced and in-ground beds, and a few gardeners on site to answer questions. There will be shaded seating in the garden to rest and meditate as well. |
Seminole Heights Community Gardens |
| Hillsborough | Sustainable Living Project | 10 am to 2 pm | 918 W Sligh Ave, Tampa, FL 33604 | Native plant pollinator garden, solar power, fruit orchard, and a chicken coop! Event rental space coming soon. |
The Sustainable Living Project (slptampa.com) |
| Hillsborough | Sweetwater Organic Farm | 10 am to 4 pm | 5521 Hanley Rd, Tampa, FL 33634 |
Guests
can participate in all the community activities available at the Sweetwater Farm Sunday Farmers Market. Great food, variety of vendors, fresh produce, specialty items and a farm tour. Yoga Class On The Porch 10:30 am – 11:30 am Sunday Farmers Market – Noon to 3:00 pm Enjoy Local Musicians Noon – 2:00 pm Farm Tour 1:00 pm |
Sweetwater Organic Farm | Building community from the ground up. (sweetwater-organic.org) |
| Hillsborough | Tampa Family Health Center | 11 am to 3 pm | 4620 N. 22 Street, Tampa, FL 33601 | Free vegetable and pollinator flower seeds to all garden visitors! |
https://www.tfhc.org/patient-resources/community-services |
| Hillsborough | Tampa Heights | Noon to 4 pm | 605 E Frances Ave, Tampa, FL 33602 | Aquaponic System features 275 gallon tank of tilapia and a grow bed of lettuce, powered by the solar power plant. This garden is off the grid. | TAMPA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY GARDENS – Home (weebly.com) |
| Hillsborough | Temple Terrace – Linwood | 10 am to 1 pm | 11304 N 62nd Street, Temple Terrace, FL 33617 | Garden tour Yoga in the garden for an hour Educational session on passion fruit, sugarcane and/or composting for an hour Lemonade stand Sample of sugarcane juice Cooked yucca (cassava) harvested from the garden Sample of other fruits from the garden that might be available at that time Plant sale (mango, mamey, longan, papaya, banana, coral bush, fig, cherimoya …) |
Temple Terrace Community Gardens – TTCG Home |
| Hillsborough | USF Student Community Garden | N/A | Cancelled due to Milton. | N/A | USF Garden 🌼 (@usfgardenoutreach) • Instagram photos and videos |
| Hillsborough | VISTA | 10 am to 2 pm | 13572 S Village Dr, Tampa, FL 33618 | Seeds, flower arrangements, and VISTA Gold Honey from their own bees for sale. Using Acorn Ink, visitors can write letters of gratitude. Tours of vegetable & wildflower gardens, native plant & woodland areas, compost production tent, pond, plus solar power energy info. |
Home | VISTA Gardens (vistagardentampa.org) |
| Hillsborough | Wellswood | 1 pm to 4 pm | 4918 N Mendenhall Drive, Tampa, FL 33603 | Vertical Towers and raised beds along with a native wildflower pollinator garden in this communal garden. Seeds/plants for each visitor. | Community Garden – WELLSWOOD (wellswoodcivic.com) |
| Hillsborough | Ybor Street Community Garden | 10 am to 4 pm | 2924 Ybor St, Tampa, FL 33605 | This garden features raised beds for vegetable production, a banana circle, grapes, a budding permaculture style food forest, pollinator garden with several native plants, herb spiral, rain catchment, picnic table and outdoor classroom. |
https://www.thewellfedcommunity.org/pages/community-garden |
| Hillsborough | Young Middle School | 10 am to Noon | 1807 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, FL 33610 |
The benefits of getting gardening into schools |
Young Middle Magnet / Homepage (hillsboroughschools.org) |
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