Home Garden Program
The goal of this program is to provide resources and know-how to individuals and families interested in growing some of their own food. In this way, the power to grow fresh, nutritious, chemical-free vegetables is in the hands of those who wish to eat them!
Our interest is in your success! Stop by and see us, or give us a call anytime. We welcome questions, ideas and visits of all shapes and sizes! Contact us
There are three main features of the Home Garden Program:
Materials
Garden Basics Workshops
Technical Assistance
· Free vegetable and flower seeds! (and starter plants when available)
· Free compost (for starting a vegetable garden)
· Various other helpful garden materials at low cost (shade cloth, bird netting, etc.)
· Tools to borrow
· Printed material on desert gardening, pest identification, composting, water-saving strategies, raising chickens, native plant harvesting and more! See our planting guide to find out the best of time of year to plant your favorite veggies in Tucson!
· Through hands-on activities and conversations, learn the basics of designing, planning for and caring for a new garden in our desert climate
· Saturday mornings, 8a.m-12 p.m.
· On site in “Nuestra Tierra,” the garden at the Community Food Bank
· Contact us to sign up—dates are already set for spring!
· All are eligible to receive an at-home consultation with the Home Garden Coordinator after attending the Garden Basics Part 1 workshop.
· See our flyer for more information (2nd page in spanish).
One-on-One Technical Assistance
· Enroll in our one-year program and work with our Home Garden Coordinator to start and maintain a garden at your home.
· Eligibility is based on income. Contact us to apply.
If you are a home gardener and would like to sell some of your produce, check out our Community Foods Consignment page.
Other ideas? Suggestions? Whether it’s a workshop topic or a specific question about your garden, let us know if there’s something else you’d like to see in our Home Garden Program!
Contact information: Michelle Kuhns, 622-0525, x240, mkuhns@communityfoodbank.com
