Bartlett Park Community Garden Paris Garden planting
8:00 AM Saturday, June 20
771 Preston Ave South
Salt Creek and Neighborhood Clean-up
Saturday, June 20, starting at 8AM
642 22nd Avenue South
Information: www.BartlettPark.Net
Update: Neighborhood fights crime with flowers , from Fox 13
and Paris Gardens Photo Gallery
St Petersburg Passes Community Gardening Ordinance!
St Petersburg became the first major city in the Tampa Bay area to pass community gardening legislation yesterday. The new permitting process allows gardens to be established on private property on any zoning area throughout the city. The measure, sponsored by District 6 Councilmember Karl Nurse, was passed unanimously.
"The ordinance is a great step forward for gardens in St Petersburg. It could help new community gardens get started in the city over the coming years." said Andrea Hildebran, Executive Director of Green Florida.
Come celebrate with Green Florida next Saturday June 13th at the Mirror Lake Shuffleboard Complex. Our 2nd Annual Summer Shuffle Event has music by Loose Oranges, food from local restaurants, beer and cider from the Cider House. It's just $5 for the evening.
Saturday June 13th, 7:00 PM - 11:00 at the
Mirror Lake Shuffleboard Complex
Update: FOX 13 story on Bartlett Park Community Garden
Permitting for Community Gardens in St Petersburg
The city of St Petersburg is considering important new rules that would foster the development of new community gardens throughout the city. This is an important development, making St Petersburg the first major city in the Tampa Bay area to start proactively planning for community gardens. Other community gardening ordinances have been enacted recently by the cities of Tarpon Springs and Safety Harbor.
If you live in St Petersburg, let your city council know that you want community gardens! Call 727-893-7117. Give your name and address and your message will be delivered to your city council member.
Here is a link: Community Garden Ordinance, Notice of Public Hearing, Garden Slide Show and Howard Troxler column.
Paris Gardens - gardening for safety, food and community
The horrifying gun death of 8-year old Paris Whitehead Hamilton this past month sparked a wellspring of grief and outrage among neighbors in Bartlett Park. In a move to heal and renew the community, members of the Bartlett Park Community Garden have launched a new project in Paris' memory to transform front yards in the neighborhood into gardens integrating Florida native plants and vegetables.
Working with residents, including Paris Whitehead Hamilton's family members, our first Paris Gardens are being designed with donated soil, plants and volunteer labor to take dying grass lawns and replace them with drought tolerant landscaping and money-saving vegetable gardens.
Our neighborhoods need to provide for our needs! The Paris Gardens can help provide food, work and job training opportunities, a way for neighbors to get to know each other, water savings and a beautiful, peaceful place to live.Saturday, June 6th 10:00am - 12:00 pm at the Bartlett Park Community Garden
1443 Highland Street South.
- Melanie O'Dunn, Founder of Balance & Bliss
- Bring a lawn chair with you!
Click here for a map to the Bartlett Park Community Garden.
June 13th, 2009
2nd Annual Summer Shuffleboard Event
Join Green Florida and Friends for the 2nd Annual Summer Shuffleboard Event! $5.00 dollars at the door provides you with an evening of local food and beverages, live music, a silent art auction, and shuffleboard courts!! All proceeds go to helping develop urban green spaces in communities around the state of Florida. See you there!
Event Information
St. Petersburg Shuffboard Club
$5.00 cover at the door
7:00pm-11:00pm
559 Mirror Lake Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL
More here and here.
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