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Gardens
FIRST HARVEST
First Harvest Campaign
Help make the garden a long-term resource for the community! This October, Green Florida launches the First Harvest Campaign with the goal of raising $40,000 to purchase the garden property at 1443 Highland Street South.
Why make a gift to support the purchase of the garden?
- The garden serves many important purposes, from beautifying the neighborhood, to providing affordable healthy food, to educating young people.
- Once this campaign is successful and we hold the title to the land, the garden can be maintained with only minimal expenses in the future.
- Community gardens around the country are routinely lost or faced with much larger fund-raising challenges when they don't deal early on with acquiring their land. There are numerous examples of this. We want our garden to be there for the long-haul.
Make a gift today through our secure donation link on the right. A contribution of $100 or $500 makes you a Lifetime Member of the Garden. We'll be reaching out to our neighbors through letters, phone calls, house parties and fun events at the garden itself. Please join in! Call Andrea Hildebran at 727-643-7189 to help out.
OTHER ACTIONS
We are asking St Petersburg City Council to change its zoning laws so that community gardens can be established in residential neighborhoods. Community gardens foster neighborhood pride, promote connections across generations, teach young people about the environment and help people access fresh, healthy food. Join us in making St Petersburg one of the greenest cities in Florida by signing the petition below.
First Harvest Campaign
Help make the garden a long-term resource for the community! This October, Green Florida launches the First Harvest Campaign with the goal of raising $40,000 to purchase the garden property at 1443 Highland Street South.
Why make a gift to support the purchase of the garden?
- The garden serves many important purposes, from beautifying the neighborhood, to providing affordable healthy food, to educating young people.
- Once this campaign is successful and we hold the title to the land, the garden can be maintained with only minimal expenses in the future.
- Community gardens around the country are routinely lost or faced with much larger fund-raising challenges when they don't deal early on with acquiring their land. There are numerous examples of this. We want our garden to be there for the long-haul.
Make a gift today through our secure donation link on the right. A contribution of $100 or $500 makes you a Lifetime Member of the Garden. We'll be reaching out to our neighbors through letters, phone calls, house parties and fun events at the garden itself. Please join in! Call Andrea Hildebran at 727-643-7189 to help out.
OTHER ACTIONS
We are asking St Petersburg City Council to change its zoning laws so that community gardens can be established in residential neighborhoods. Community gardens foster neighborhood pride, promote connections across generations, teach young people about the environment and help people access fresh, healthy food. Join us in making St Petersburg one of the greenest cities in Florida by signing the petition below.
Volunteer to Work at the Market!
We need 2-4 people to help each Saturday at the booth at the Market. It should be great fun. Email us at bartlettpark@green-florida.org if you can help!
Join The Organizing Team!
The Bartlett Park Community Garden project meets monthly on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm.
We need 2-4 people to help each Saturday at the booth at the Market. It should be great fun. Email us at bartlettpark@green-florida.org if you can help!
Join The Organizing Team!
The Bartlett Park Community Garden project meets monthly on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm.
Donate to help create this Garden!
The Bartlett Park Community Garden is currently a sponsored project of the St Petersburg Saturday Morning Market. We are accepting charitable donations to help pay for securing land for the garden, water-related infrastructure, fencing and educational programs.
Help us by making a tax-deductible donation today by mailing a check to:
Green Florida
P.O. Box 844
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
You can also help us raise funds by purchasing our native plants at the Saturday Morning Market or holding a fundraising party in your neighborhood. Contact Green Florida at 727-643-7189 for more information.
Garden Notes
September 27, 2008
Green Florida took part in a national day of action for Green Jobs with our September 27th launch of the Bartlett Park Community Garden. At our Garden Open House as part of the national campaign to create millions of green jobs through conservation projects, sustainable food systems like our community garden, and green energy.
July 24, 2008
Neighbors working together makes a huge difference in any community. In Bartlett Park, the Community Garden Project has accomplished a great number of things since our formation in 2007. We have:
The Bartlett Park Community Garden is currently a sponsored project of the St Petersburg Saturday Morning Market. We are accepting charitable donations to help pay for securing land for the garden, water-related infrastructure, fencing and educational programs.
Help us by making a tax-deductible donation today by mailing a check to:
Green Florida
P.O. Box 844
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
You can also help us raise funds by purchasing our native plants at the Saturday Morning Market or holding a fundraising party in your neighborhood. Contact Green Florida at 727-643-7189 for more information.
Garden Notes
September 27, 2008
Green Florida took part in a national day of action for Green Jobs with our September 27th launch of the Bartlett Park Community Garden. At our Garden Open House as part of the national campaign to create millions of green jobs through conservation projects, sustainable food systems like our community garden, and green energy.
July 24, 2008
Neighbors working together makes a huge difference in any community. In Bartlett Park, the Community Garden Project has accomplished a great number of things since our formation in 2007. We have:
- Obtained a lease and purchase agreement for our garden site
- Partnered with numerous organizations and sponsoring businesses (for info click here)
- Gathered more than 650 signatures from supporters of community gardens
- Launched a membership program with annual and lifetime members
- Produced organic cotton t-shirts for our members
- Sent two of our members to the Green For All conference in Memphis, TN in March.
- Raised more than $5,000 in contributions and sponsorships
- Contributed materials toward the creation of a garden at South Heritage Rehabilitation Center
- Brought kids together to paint rain barrels in Bartlett Park
- Sold hundreds of Florida Native Plants through our booth at the Saturday Morning Market.
- Restored the garden's historic shed
- Installed a well and pump for irrigating the garden
- Begun installation of a fence
