Friday, September 21, 2012

Palm Beach County Community Gardens!

Northern Palm Beach County:
     
      Abacoa Community Garden
           Location: Lifesong community church, 1022 Community Drive, Jupiter Fl 33458
           Description: Individual and Community plots, excess harvest is donated to
           charity. $25 per year plot
           rental fee
           Contact: Celeste Hanna, c_hanna@bellsouth.net 
           Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/abacoacommunitygarden

      Community Garden at the Borland Center
         Location: West field of the Borland Center at the Palm Beach Community Church,
         4901 PGA Boulevard; Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
         Description: Communal gardening with produce sold at local farmer’s markets
         to help the needy.
         Contact: Lynette 561.346.5567 lynette.green@yahoo.com
      Garden Website: http://www.pbcc.cc/community-garden

     Seeds of Hope Community Garden
      Location: 725 Foresteria Drive; Lake Park, FL 33403.
         Description: $4-20 monthly rental fee.
         Contact: Erin T. Flaherty at 561.252.7179,
         seedsofhopecommunitygarden@gmail.com
         Website: http://lakeparkcdc.com/
         Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/LakeParkSeedsofHope

Central:

   Village Greens Community Garden
         Location:  In the field east of Mark Plating. Located approximately at 441 25th Street;
         West Palm Beach, FL 33407.
         Description: Communal raised bed gardening.
         Contact: Jeannie Stefansic, garden coordinator- 561.427.8758,
         communitygarden@northwoodgreenlife.org 
         Website: http://northwoodgreenlife.org/index.php
         Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northwood-GREENlife/180634798644244
   
     Fishes and Loaves Community Garden
         Location: On The Elks Lodge property, 6188 Belvedere Rd
         Description: Donates harvest to feed the needy at St. George's Episcopal Church
         and Community 
         Center in Riviera Beach. Not organic, not chemical free.
         Contact: Tim Hadsell- 561.670.4690.        
         Facebook:
   
    Gray Mockingbird Community Garden
         Location:  Located on property of the Scottish Rite, southeast corner of 20nd Avenue
         North and “D”
         Street. 2000 North “D” Street; Lake Worth, FL 33460
         Description: Gardeners grow produce for distribution by Palm Beach Harvest
         Contact: Brian Kirsch 561.246.0148, briankirsch7@gmail.com
      Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrayMockingbird

Southern:
    
    Cason Community Garden
         Location:  342 North Swinton Avenue; Delray Beach, FL 33444
         Description: 33 plots, $50-75 per year plot rental fee. Members are asked to donate
         at least 10% of
         their produce to Delray’s Caring Kitchen.
         Contact: Candy Evans- onatripw3@gmail.com, Lori Robbins-
         lorirobbins@comcast.net
         Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/delraycommunitygarden/
    
    Swinton Community Garden
         Location: 30 North Swinton Avenue; Delray Beach, FL 33444.         
         Description: 30 plots. Communal gardens which donate crops to a local soup
         kitchen.
         Contact: Michiko- swintoncg@gmail.com
         Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swinton-Community-Garden/112685982177163

    Southwest Community Garden
         Location: 119 SW 7th Avenue; Delray Beach, FL 33444
         Description: Open to the community for planting, harvesting, or otherwise helping. No
         fee.
         Contact: Bobby Thomas- 561.396.3092 bobbyteesinc@hotmail.com ; Michael 
         Stephens- 561.306.0086 EbonyDelrayNeighborhood@gmail.com
         Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southwest.garden.3?ref=ts
   
    Persley Community Garden
         Location: 228 SW 4th Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444.
         Description: 20 plots, plus communal areas. $40 per year plot rental fee or work
         exchange.
         Contact: Contact Pablo del Real- 561.901.3467 pablo@ppoll.org
         Website: http://aurorasvoice.org/
      Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PersleyCG
   
    Pearl City Community Garden 
      Location:  On 11th Street between Dixie & Federal Highways, across the street from
         the Macedonia
         Africa Methodist Church. Located approximately at 113 NE 11th Street; Boca Raton,
         FL 33432.       
         Description: 10 plots. Members are asked to donate some of their produce to Boca 
         Raton Helping Hands or someone in need.
      Contact: Elisabeth Hoffman- 561.395.8566, echoboca@bellsouth.net
            
    Boca Raton Community Garden
         Location: 101 NW 4th Street; Boca Raton, FL 33432. 
         Description: 45 plots. $40-80 per year plot rental fee.
         Contact: the Junior League of Boca Raton- 561.620.2553,
         Website: bocaratoncommunitygarden.com
         Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BocaRatonCommunityGarden



Thanks to http://localfoodsouthflorida.org/commgardens.html for this information, except the fishes and loaves info.

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