Community Garden Support

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Our mission is to protect and improve the quality of our open space resources by supporting existing and developing community gardens, school gardens, and urban farms within our District service area.

What We Do:

Whether you are new to gardening or have had many seasons in the soil, we are committed to supporting your project or helping you plant an idea of how to start your project. Our Sustainable Agriculture Team works with urban agriculture sites in different stages of development and has resources available to assist your project!

Technical Support

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  • Free soil testing
  • Soil improvement techniques
  • Irrigation efficiency advice
  • Garden layout and garden bed design recommendations
  • Building monarch/pollinator habitats

Resources

  • Staff time for garden-building work days
  • Free native plants, trees, tools, and soil, while funding permits
  • Connecting partners and community groups with engaged gardens to provide volunteer workforce and ongoing funding/technical support

Outreach Support

  • Educational workshops and demonstrations on various gardening and food preservation topics, in partnership with the San Bernardino County Master Gardeners and Riverside/San Bernardino County Master Food Preservers
  • Bilingual translation for workshops
  • Creating and translating flyers and workshop materials
  • Hosting an outreach table at events