The Tennessee Valley Community Garden Association is proud to announce its first annual public tour of community gardens!

When: Saturday, June 16th

Time: 10am to 3pm

Gardens on the tour include Asbury Farm where volunteers grow fresh vegetables to feed the hungry and Pecan Grove Gardens that began as a personal backyard garden and now has 2.5 acres open to others who want to grow their own food.

There’s also Legacy Elementary School “Pond Project,” an outdoor math and science learning laboratory with a ½ acre fully stocked pond surrounded by flower beds, vegetable plots, a bog garden, songbird sanctuary and animal tracking station.

These and eight other member gardens will be open to any and all visitors for free who want to learn more about community gardening. Visit one garden or all eleven, and stay for as long as you like!

For a map and description of all the gardens, visit http://g.co/maps/guewx. Please contact tennesseevalleycga@gmail.com  or             (256) 682-5742       for additional information. The event flyer can be found here.

Hosted by the Tennessee Valley Community Garden Association

 

Community Gardens on the Tour

  • Asbury Farm - 788 Hughes Road, Madison. Just south of intersection of Gillespie and Hughes, turn in at the white sign for Asbury Counseling Center The Asbury Farm is a ministry of the youth at Asbury United Methodist Church.
  • CASA Community Garden - 4275 Bob Wallace Avenue, east of the Botanical Gardens, follow sign to Mulch Pile CASA of Madison County's Community Garden was established in 1988. 
  • Cove Kidz Community Garden - Artisans Cove, 220 Old Highway 431 South, Hampton Cove. Geared specifically towards the youth of our local community, this Garden's mission is to educate our children on the methods of sustainable farming.  More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
  • Flying Monkey Community Garden - 2211 Seminole Dr SW, Huntsville 35805
  • Hampton Cove Middle School Garden - 261B Old Highway 431, Hampton Cove 35763
  • Howe Avenue Community Garden - Howe Avenue and Price Alley, behind the Children’s Advocacy Center Started in 2012, we are a ⅓-acre garden near Huntsville’s 5 Points. All our members collectively tend a single, shared plot, and th... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
  • Legacy Elementary School "Project Pond" - 165 Pine Grove Road, Harvest. About 3.4 miles north on Wall Triana from where it intersects Hwy 72, turn right onto Pine Grove Rd. School is on the left. "Project Pond," established in 2009 with fu... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
  • Lewter Park Neighborhood Garden - Windham St. and Wellman Ave., 5 Points Huntsville A new community garden is growing at Lewter Park in the Five Points neighborhood. Launched in partnership with Operation Green Team, there are 5 rai... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
  • Monte Sano Community Garden - 820 Monte Sano Boulevard, next to The Little Green Store. The Monte Sano Community Garden provides space for the Monte Sano community to garden together, and to teach and inspire one another. We hav... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
  • Pecan Grove Gardens - 3712 Pecan Grove Dr, Huntsville, 35810. Garden is in backyard - just walk on back! Pecan Grove Gardens started as a personal backyard garden in 2011. With 2.5 acres to work with, the garden has bee... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx
  • UAH Community Garden - UAHuntsville Campus 301 Sparkman Dr. Huntsville, AL 35899, parking lot of WLRH/Physical Plant Our Community Garden provides a space for education and discussion around the environmental, social and e... More at http://g.co/maps/guewx

 

 With the thanks of the following sponsors:


 

 

 



Recent 2011 Events

  • Our Food Choices: In Whose Hands?: Presentation by Dr. C. Robert Taylor
  • Local Foods: Potential to Build Wealth & Health in Alabama: Presentation by Ken Meter
  • Green U at the Botanical Gardens
  • Saturday on the Square with Downtown 47
  • Community Involvement Day with Hsv Housing Authority & Village of Promise
  • 3 presentations (in Florence, Rainsville and Huntsville) to hunger relief organizations such as church pantries and shelters.
  • Family Day with Cooperative Extension, which promotes families spending time together over wholesome meals
 
For a full calendar of these & other “green” events, explore Hsvgreenlink.com .
These events are hosted by the North Alabama Food Policy Council Steering Committee as part of an effort to launch a future Food Policy Council in North Alabama. We plan to offer workshops, panels and site visits on topics ranging from community gardens to Farm to School programs. We would welcome your contributions to this important work.
 
To learn more, click here or to sign up for event notices, click here.    

 

For past events click here.