Discover Greensboro Magazine Winter 2021

DIGGIN’ THE DIRT Parks & Recreation Community Gardens

Parks and Recreation Community Gardens add beauty and interest to our parks, and offer the community an opportunity to learn about and practice growing fresh, nutritionally-dense produce! Thriving community gardens are a great way to bring people together, and create healthy, strong communities. Community Gardens can serve as outdoor classrooms where youth learn valuable skills like communication, responsibility, and cooperation. The Parks and Recreation Department currently supports several community gardens within our parks, where people

can take get their own garden plot or learn planting and gardening skills. Garden enrollment begins in February each year. The active garden year runs from March 1 to December 31. All the gardens are managed and maintained organically - no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers of any kind are allowed. Sustainable garden practices are demonstrated, taught, and required for all gardeners. Plots are assigned on a first-come, first- served basis. Gardeners in good standing from the previous year are entitled to keep their plots.

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