The Tampa Heights Community Garden welcomes you!
About the Tampa Heights Community Garden
The Tampa Heights Community Garden was established in the summer of 2011. A program of the Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association (THJCA), this community garden is part of the Tampa Heights Neighborhood Plan.
The Neighborhood Plan describes the vision of a neighborhood where all live in a safe, healthy, creative community of caring people. Planning partners, Metropolitan Ministries and the Tampa Garden Club, began working with the THJCA in 2010.
The Tampa Heights Community Garden has twice been named the best garden in Florida and tied for best garden in the South by the National Garden Club, Inc. More than 300 residents have been part of the garden.
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“I never thought I could do it. Because I love indoor plants and I’ve never been able to keep it alive for more than like a year. So I was really apprehensive at first because I think I just kill everything that’s green. Black thumb. But my experience has been great.”
Bree began gardening six months ago at @813hoodgarden and has some advice for those looking too get started: Just do it!!!!
Check out @813hoodgarden on the Community Garden Tour on 11/3 - a backyard garden featuring group painting, lawn games, tours, and good vibes! Early bird $25 tickets on sale through 10/30. Remember, kids are free and one lucky ticket holder will receive a pair of Lightning tickets!
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“I never thought I could do it. Because I love indoor plants and I’ve never been able to keep it alive for more than like a year. So I was really apprehensive at first because I think I just kill everything that’s green. Black thumb. But my experience has been great.”
Bree began gardening six months ago at @813hoodgarden and has some advice for those looking too get started: Just do it!!!!
Check out @813hoodgarden on the Community Garden Tour on 11/3 - a backyard garden featuring group painting, lawn games, tours, and good vibes! Early bird $25 tickets on sale through 10/30. Remember, kids are free and one lucky ticket holder will receive a pair of Lightning tickets!
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #communitygardentour #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities #growinggardeners #tampacommunitygardens #blackthumbgreenthumbwhogivesa
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
We’ve had some exciting news to share! A new community garden is coming to West Tampa’s MLK Park, a prominent food desert, as a part of our USDA Urban Agriculture Grant with the City of Tampa.
While we have an initial garden design, we can’t build a community garden without community! We held our first outreach meeting last week and met Lisa - a passionate balcony gardener who started gardening in March to grow fresh food for her and her children. Stay tuned for more updates on our Healthy MLK Park, including what name the community picks for their new garden 🌱💚
#cocg #coalitionofcommunitygardens #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunitiee #tampacommunitygardens
We’ve had some exciting news to share! A new community garden is coming to West Tampa’s MLK Park, a prominent food desert, as a part of our USDA Urban Agriculture Grant with the City of Tampa.
While we have an initial garden design, we can’t build a community garden without community! We held our first outreach meeting last week and met Lisa - a passionate balcony gardener who started gardening in March to grow fresh food for her and her children. Stay tuned for more updates on our Healthy MLK Park, including what name the community picks for their new garden 🌱💚
#cocg #coalitionofcommunitygardens #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunitiee #tampacommunitygardens
Jennifer from VISTA Gardens in Carrollwood explains how to harvest tropical sage seeds! Tropical sage is a native perennial wildflower that bees, large butterflies, and hummingbirds can’t resist 🐝🌿🦋 It typically blooms in summer and fall but can bloom year-round in many parts of Florida. Stay tuned to see what becomes of these seeds!
VISTA Gardens just celebrated their 10 year anniversary - check out their website at www.vistagardentampa.org and make sure to follow their instagram as well!
Jennifer from VISTA Gardens in Carrollwood explains how to harvest tropical sage seeds! Tropical sage is a native perennial wildflower that bees, large butterflies, and hummingbirds can’t resist 🐝🌿🦋 It typically blooms in summer and fall but can bloom year-round in many parts of Florida. Stay tuned to see what becomes of these seeds!
VISTA Gardens just celebrated their 10 year anniversary - check out their website at www.vistagardentampa.org and make sure to follow their instagram as well!
Coalition of Community Gardens is thrilled to announce our First Annual Community Garden Tour on Sunday, November 3rd! With over twenty beautiful gardens across three counties, this is a rare opportunity to visit gardens across Tampa Bay and learn about growing your own food!
All proceeds benefit COCG, a registered 501-C3 focused on growing healthy people and strong communities across Greater Tampa Bay.
We hope to see you there! For more information on participating gardens and tickets visit the link in our bio!
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #communitygardentour #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
Coalition of Community Gardens is thrilled to announce our First Annual Community Garden Tour on Sunday, November 3rd! With over twenty beautiful gardens across three counties, this is a rare opportunity to visit gardens across Tampa Bay and learn about growing your own food!
All proceeds benefit COCG, a registered 501-C3 focused on growing healthy people and strong communities across Greater Tampa Bay.
We hope to see you there! For more information on participating gardens and tickets visit the link in our bio!
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #communitygardentour #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
Happiest of Holidays from the Coalition of Community Gardens! As a nonprofit dedicated to helping community gardens thrive, we’re grateful for your support and commitment to growing together. Wishing you a season filled with joy, peace, and plenty of green☀️🌱🎄✨
Love, Kitty, Nate “Nature”, Meryl, AunYiea, Lena, & Michele
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
Happiest of Holidays from the Coalition of Community Gardens! As a nonprofit dedicated to helping community gardens thrive, we’re grateful for your support and commitment to growing together. Wishing you a season filled with joy, peace, and plenty of green☀️🌱🎄✨
Love, Kitty, Nate “Nature”, Meryl, AunYiea, Lena, & Michele
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
Our very own Urban Agriculture Specialist Nathan Farley and Co-Founder & Treasurer Kitty Wallace are presenting at the American Community Gardening Association`s 46th Annual Conference in Boston this weekend! With the theme "Growing Greener Generations" their speech "COCG`s Garden Steps at Healthy 22nd Street Garden - A Successful Model of Urban Agriculture" will talk about our successful Garden Steps program in East Tampa, soon to be replicated in West Tampa through the USDA Urban Agriculture Grant.
Learn more about the Garden Steps Program on our NEW website here:
https://coalitionofcommunitygardens.org/about/heath-equity-projects/garden-steps/
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #acga #growinggreenergenerations #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
Our very own Urban Agriculture Specialist Nathan Farley and Co-Founder & Treasurer Kitty Wallace are presenting at the American Community Gardening Association`s 46th Annual Conference in Boston this weekend! With the theme "Growing Greener Generations" their speech "COCG`s Garden Steps at Healthy 22nd Street Garden - A Successful Model of Urban Agriculture" will talk about our successful Garden Steps program in East Tampa, soon to be replicated in West Tampa through the USDA Urban Agriculture Grant.
Learn more about the Garden Steps Program on our NEW website here:
https://coalitionofcommunitygardens.org/about/heath-equity-projects/garden-steps/
#coalitionofcommunitygardens #cocg #acga #growinggreenergenerations #growinghealthypeople #growingstrongcommunities
Our first “Ask Kitty” question came from Sheryl at Mustard Seed Garden in Lutz who asked if her and her garden members could schedule a visit to Tampa Heights Community Garden. There is no better education than sharing knowledge and learning what other community gardens are doing!
That being said, everyone is welcome to join, THIS Wednesday the 24th at 9:00 am at 605 E Francis, Tampa 33602. (Yes, we realize the video said 8:30 😹)
Stay tuned for future outtakes and feel free to ask Kitty YOUR central Florida gardening related question in the comments! 🥦🥕🌺
#askkitty #grannygardener #kittygang #cocg
Our first “Ask Kitty” question came from Sheryl at Mustard Seed Garden in Lutz who asked if her and her garden members could schedule a visit to Tampa Heights Community Garden. There is no better education than sharing knowledge and learning what other community gardens are doing!
That being said, everyone is welcome to join, THIS Wednesday the 24th at 9:00 am at 605 E Francis, Tampa 33602. (Yes, we realize the video said 8:30 😹)
Stay tuned for future outtakes and feel free to ask Kitty YOUR central Florida gardening related question in the comments! 🥦🥕🌺
#askkitty #grannygardener #kittygang #cocg
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Come grow healthy food and join a welcoming group of gardeners ready to help and guide you as we all grow stronger communities.
