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So very happy with these Lacinato kales!! 🥬✨ *grateful*

#communityGarden #GardenPlot14 #GrowYourOwn

Closeup of two very healthy kale plants in the wire mesh cage in the raised bed that’s covered with black weed-blocking cloth. Viewed from above.

Girl Scouts, Native Plants, and All Kinds of Community Magic

Saturday brought 18 Girl Scouts plus parents for an incredible learning adventure through six garden stations – from harvesting over 18 pounds of fresh produce to learning about bees and composting. Meanwhile, our annual native plant sale in the parking lot connected returning customers with first-time visitors who discovered our garden community. The Girl Scouts loved it so much they want to make it a monthly event! Between the educational programming and 60+ pounds of produce donated this month alone, our little corner of Eastpointe is proving that gardens really do grow community. Join us Saturdays 10 AM-2 PM to see what’s growing!

https://urbanseed.info/blog/2025/06/16/girl-scouts-native-plants-and-all-kinds-of-community-magic/

First of all, cosmos are flowering. Yay!!!

And all black-eyed pea leaves are gone courtesy of iguanas.

So not happy.

Ordered a fence. Till then, we have to live with it. I know these plants will bounce back. They are tough.

#Zone10B #SouthFlorida #CommunityGarden #BlackEyedPeas

The black-eyed pea plants have no leaves left. At the top right, yellow Cosmo flowers are happy. At the top left, the rosemary plant is looking smart.

Garden plot update

First, a tour of the community garden that I have a plot in!

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#Gardening #VegetableGarden #CommunityGarden

The entrance to our community garden, located on a hill overlooking our town. This community garden has been going for quite awhile, at least over a decade.

A view of many of the plots and raised beds in our community garden. We're adjacent to a public sports park, and also a nice wooded hillside. My plot is to the left, towards the back corner.

My garden plot, about 500 square feet (~ 46 sq m).

9am is also too late to be out in the garden to work. Phew!

Pic1: Black eyed peas and cosmos are growing well.

Pic2: Planted new plants - Sage, Rue, Thai green chilies, and Caribbean sorrel. Too late to start from seeds.

Pic3: Firebush is in its glow-ry. I was trying to click the bee, but failed.

#Zone10B #SouthFlorida #CommunityGarden

Black eyed peas and cosmos are growing well

Planted new plants - Sage, Rue, Thai green chilies, and Caribbean sorrel. Too late to start from seeds.

Firebush is in its glow-ry. I was trying to click the bee, but failed.

Are there any good #Mastodon servers out there for #CommunityGarden projects? (except social.coop, of course 😉)

EDIT: doesn't actually need to be Mastodon. Any fedi platform will do.

#solarpunk #gardening #ecology #plants #permaculture #FediTips #FediHelp

When Pancakes Meet Dirt Piles and Everything Just Clicks!

Okay, y’all – I’m gonna be real with you. I was running late today (life happens, right?), but walking into the garden at noon was like stepping into the most beautiful organized chaos I’ve ever seen.

The Pancake Situation That Started It All

Picture this: Tim rolls up with a flat top grill, decides to DONATE it to the garden, and starts flipping pancakes for everyone. Not just any pancakes – we’re talking chocolate chip AND berry pancakes made with strawberries Katie and the […]

https://urbanseed.info/blog/2025/06/07/when-pancakes-meet-dirt-piles-and-everything-just-clicks/

Black eyed peas are popping! They will be the cover crop for one side of the raised bed.

More details in the Alt text.

#Zone10B #SouthFlorida #CommunityGarden

Numerous green saplings of black eyed peas. Some weeds are in the middle too. An old and established rosemary plant is in the background.

In the front, there are black-eyed pea saplings, Cosmo plants, and an established rosemary plant. In the back are sisso spinach, coreopsis, and native milkweed plants.

A sleepy bee in my garden. 🌸🐝

I think it’s a California bumblebee and I think the flower is a Blue Field Gilia — it’s from a Bay Area native seed packet.

If you know the correct identification of either, I welcome the feedback!

#InsectsOfTheFediverse
#NativePlants
#Bloomscrolling
#CommunityGarden

A black and yellow bumblebee rests on a light purple flower. The flower head is a round cluster of five-petaled blossoms. The green leaves in the background are out of focus.

Work in progress. Finally after two months without rain we don't have to water our garden this evening. #communitygarden #allotment #raisedbeds

New community garden opens in Port Talbot’s Sandfields

The garden, developed on unused green space behind Sandfields Library, was officially unveiled this week by Councillor Jo Hale, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Services and Alan Roberts, local resident and Chair of the Friends of Sandfields Community group.

Led by Local Area Coordinator Aled Davies and supported by a wide range of local residents, volunteers and partner organisations, the garden is the result of more than two years of community-led development in Sandfields. It follows the success of working alongside the weekly coffee mornings, multi-agency drop-in sessions, the area’s first ‘Library of Things’ (a scheme where you can loan out everyday items), and more recently, a new food pantry and repair café.

The new Sandfields community garden
(Image: NPT Council)The new Sandfields community garden
(Image: NPT Council)

Organisers say the garden will now provide a welcoming space for people to meet, grow fresh produce, and support biodiversity – with all produce made available for local residents to enjoy.

This project was funded by the Keep Wales Tidy Local Spaces for Nature (supersize package) who provided the resources and knowledge of Roger Key who helped the volunteers build the garden.

Councillor Jo Hale said: “This project is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when local people are empowered and supported to take the lead in their communities. The garden is more than just a green space – it represents connection, purpose and pride. I was honoured to be invited to open the garden and to see first-hand how much it means to those involved.”

The project has been supported by a wide range of organisations including Keep Wales Tidy, Tai Tarian, The Woodland Trust, Morrisons, local councillors, Coastal, CJ Construction, Tempo Time Credits, NPT Community Food Partnership, The National Lottery, and pupils and staff from Awel-y-Mor.

Roger Key, Roving Officer for Keep Wales Tidy said: “It’s been fantastic to work alongside such passionate volunteers to bring this space to life. Thanks to the Supersize Package from our Local Places for Nature scheme, we were able to transform an underused area into a vibrant garden that will benefit both people and wildlife for years to come. We were thrilled to attend the opening and can’t wait to see the garden thrive.”

In addition to supporting people in need in the community, Local Area Coordinators say they also help people to start up local community groups that benefit local residents and help them to grow.

#CommunityGarden #Gardening #KeepWalesTidy #LocalAreaCoordination #NeathPortTalbotCouncil #PortTalbot #Sandfields

Councillor Jo Hale, Neath Port Talbot Council’s Cabinet Member for Adult Social Services and Alan Roberts, local resident and Chair of the Friends of Sandfields Community group, officially open Sandfields Community Garden.

I am full of fire ant bites right now. I have to figure something about it.

#CommunityGarden

Day two!

I think I will blog about this journey because it is about much more than growing things. It is also about meeting people and learning from them. Today, I met a wonderful family.

More details in the alt text.

#CommunityGarden

This rosemary plant and some cosmo plants were already there when I got the plot. I decided to keep them. It’s their home.

Today I planted some more seeds. Okra, purple coneflower, Mexican marigolds, and green chilies.

Day One! #CommunityGarden

A long 4x12ft raised bed divided into two parts. One part has a rosemary bush, a few marigolds, and two cosmo plants. Both beds have some weeds growing. On the top left side of the bed, pink footstool is along with a box of plants and a green bag of worm castings.

With the rest of this week being filled with #severeweather I am hoping my freshly transplanted #communitygarden plots survive. I am trying to protect the Night Shade Forest (peppers and eggplants) with hoops and hail netting. Hopefully the temp PLA #3dprint clamps hold until the ASA ones are ready.

How Six Volunteers and One Very Heavy Sculpture Made The Day

Last weekend was our opening day with over 35 people – then today another 25+ showed up! From moving our 600-pound “Watermelon Man” sculpture with six determined volunteers to celebrating Jeff’s 40th birthday with homemade cake and a custom portrait of his dog, this Saturday had everything. We launched our first produce stand of the season (6+ pounds of radishes!), filled new U-pick beds, and proved once again that when community comes together, amazing things happen. Come see what we’re growing every Saturday 10 AM – 2 PM!

https://urbanseed.info/blog/2025/05/24/how-six-volunteers-and-one-very-heavy-sculpture-made-the-day/

The new urban renewal: solar energy and community farms instead of high density residential development.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/23/agrivoltaics-make-the-leap-from-rural-to-urban-farming/

#urbanfarms #urbanfarming #communitygarden #foodsystems #solarenergy #agrivoltaics #agripv #solargardens #communitysolar #solar #solarenergy #detroitsolar #renewableenergy #sustainablecities #sustainableenergy

The new urban renewal: solar energy and community farms instead of high density residential development.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/23/agrivoltaics-make-the-leap-from-rural-to-urban-farming/

#urbanfarms #urbanfarming #communitygarden #foodsystems #solarenergy #agrivoltaics #agripv #solargardens #communitysolar #solar #solarenergy #detroitsolar #renewableenergy #sustainablecities #sustainableenergy

Fences keep out critters and make good neighbors but *parallel* fences are pointless and create an inaccessible safe zone for weeds (here, mugwort). Horrifying to watch and it's only been a week since these two gardeners put them up. 😱 #GrowYourOwn #CommunityGarden #allotment #garden #weeds #weeding #gardening #fencing #fences

Weeds growing in sliver of ground between abutting vegetable plots that are each surrounded by plastic fencing.

At my garden plot — I think this is a female Valley Carpenter Bee. She was really big!

#CommunityGarden
#bloomscrolling
#InsectsOfTheFediverse

#CommunityGarden

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