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Community Gardens
Long Beach Organic started
as the vacant lot task force, identifying vacant lots in
Long Beach and turning them into community garden spaces.
Over the past 7 years LBO has maintained many gardens, and
some of them eventually were developed. Currently, LBO operates
three community gardens and one demonstration garden at
the nursery.
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LBO community
gardeners come from many ethnicities and grow anything
from sugar cane and lemongrass to sunflowers and tomatoes. |
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THE PACIFIC GARDEN
This community garden on Pacific
Ave. and Sixth St. was made in conjunction with the
West End Community Association (WECA) and opened in
the summer of 2001. Constellation Community Middle
School students helped design and create the mosaic
mural on a previously blank wall and wheel-chair accessible
beds make gardening easier for older gardeners.
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THE
SIGNAL HILL GARDEN
One of the oldest LBO community gardens, the Signal
Garden Site boasts 16 city lots filled with mostly
Southeast Asian farmers. This site was originally
a polluted brownfield that was cleaned through MULCH!
Layers of greenwaste were diverted from landfills
to clean the soil so that 50 families can now grow
healthy, locally grown food.
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THE EAST VILLAGE
COMMUNITY GARDEN
This garden was the original "banana patch"
garden started back in 1995. It is right in the middle
of the East Village Arts district in downtown Long Beach.
Currently it is being re-done to provide more safety
and accessibility for the gardeners.
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WILD OATS GARDEN
Our newest and largest garden is currently being developed
on the former Pacific Electric Right-of-Way between
10th and 11th Streets and Loma and Grand Avenues. Wild
Oats Market generously donated $10,000 to Long Beach
Organic in 2002 to create this garden. We are working
closely with the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation
and Marine and other community partners to develop it.
The garden will include rental plots, a market garden,
an orchard, a composting area, and a native plant walk-through.
We have regular workdays at this garden on the
second Saturday of each month from 9:00am to 2:00 pm.
Please call us at 562-438-9000 for more information.
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Want to Start a Community
Garden?
Community gardens are a tremendous
opportunity for community members to grow their own
food, and strengthen their neighborhoods. To find
out more read this Community
Garden Start-Up Guide, published by UC Cooperative
Extension's Common Ground Program in LA County.
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