Community Gardens
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ in a Minute
Episode Archive
Episode #405 | Original Air Date: December 2, 2022
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- Ask IFAS: Stakeholder-Identified Barriers, Challenges, and Obstacles in Community Gardens
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Transcript
A community garden is just what it sounds like: a space that many people share. Everyone helps maintain it, and everyone reaps the rewards.
There are lots of reasons to start or get involved in a community garden. You can grow fresh fruit and vegetables and beautiful flowers, getting exercise in the process. It’s also a great way to involve kids in gardening.
There are two main types of community gardens: those with individual plots and those with a common space.
The benefits of community gardens go beyond what’s growing in them. You can even clean up vacant lots to create pocket parks.
Community gardens are a wonderful way to meet your neighbors while enjoying the outdoors!
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ in a Minute is a production of the University of Florida’s Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, IFAS Extension, and WUFT-FM in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
