Palms Urban Garden Program
We have combined forces with the Motor Avenue Improvement Association to expand the efforts of the Motor Avenue Farmers Market in order to create an urban garden program. This program will have very specific and measurable benefits to our community.
The program features a total of five gardens, with room for more, including three located on nearby school campuses. An additional two gardens will be placed on unused land within the Palm’s area. These five gardens will have a variety of benefits:
At Faith2Green, we are extremely excited about this program and hope you share in our enthusiasm. We strongly encourage your involvement in whatever capacity you see yourself fitting in. For more information, please contact us at [email protected]. Happy Gardening!
Check out this great video from TED on community gardening: Ron Finley_Guerilla Gardening
The program features a total of five gardens, with room for more, including three located on nearby school campuses. An additional two gardens will be placed on unused land within the Palm’s area. These five gardens will have a variety of benefits:
- Improves food quality and nutrition
- Heightens community health and sustainability
- Creates opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
- Stimulates social interaction
- Crime reduction
- Preserves green space
- Promotes self-reliance
- Improves the quality of life for neighbors
- Catalyzes neighborhood development
- City beautification
- Resource efficiency
- Reduces urban heat island effects
- Stimulates intergenerational and cross-cultural synergy
- Provides income and economic development opportunities
At Faith2Green, we are extremely excited about this program and hope you share in our enthusiasm. We strongly encourage your involvement in whatever capacity you see yourself fitting in. For more information, please contact us at [email protected]. Happy Gardening!
Check out this great video from TED on community gardening: Ron Finley_Guerilla Gardening
"The Motor Avenue Farmers' Market has transformed the area by providing a weekly community gathering place and easy access to fresh, local, and sustainably-farmed food. Its new and innovative Urban Garden Program takes the next logical step by educating our children and neighbors on the importance to our shared future of nutrition, sustainability and community cooperation."
- Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz
