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Join us for an exciting new initiative - An Urban Permaculture Community Engagement event for a vacant lot! We invite you to enjoy breakfast light bites while we delve into the world of native plants, butterfly gardening, and fruit trees. This event is all about gathering input from the community to envision a garden for this newly acquired space.
Join the creative process in a community lead art activity to vision a garden design by brainstorming our wishes and dreams for a healthy green space to nourish and nurture the bees, birds, butterflies and people too.
Our goal is to cultivate this vacant lot for the community, utilizing permaculture principles to create a thriving and sustainable green space. Take this opportunity to walk the land, discover the native plants already growing on the site, and explore how we can meet the community's needs for a healthy environment.
Our Community Partners and Presenters are here to guide you through this exciting journey. Carol Burton, our Director of Permaculture, will lead the community input session and also share insights on the top 5 fruit trees for Houston. Blas Espinosa from Next Door Nursery will offer his expertise on butterfly gardening, providing valuable tips and techniques for creating a butterfly-friendly space.
Special Guest: Eddie Garcia, Artist and Storyteller
Join us at the corner of 45 and Telephone Road at Dismuke, 5600 Harriet Street, for a morning of learning, networking, and community building. Let's work together to transform this vacant lot into a vibrant and sustainable garden that benefits us all. See you there!
RSVP today to attend OR to stay updated for notices of the next community event for a new garden with Fall Community events in the works!
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- Address:
- 5600 Harriet Street
- Houston, TX 77023
- USA
- Time:
- May 24, 2025 9:30am - 11:30am
In Support of Urban Harvest, Inc.
Urban Harvest cultivates thriving communities through gardening and access to healthy, local food. We are improving the lives, soil, and plates of all Houstonians through:
ORGANIC GARDENING & NUTRITION EDUCATION
Urban Harvest Classes teach and promote the benefits of organic gardening, ecological land management, and healthy food choices. In schools, our Garden Educators teach children about nature and the origins of their food through hands-on, experiential learning.
HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS
Through Double Up Houston, Urban Harvest is making fresh, healthy food accessible and affordable for all. Double Up Houston provides SNAP (formerly food stamps) beneficiaries with double the amount of fresh produce for every dollar spent at markets and farm stands across Houston.
COMMUNITY GARDENS
With a network of over 140 edible gardens throughout the Greater Houston area, it's easy to get involved in a garden near you. Urban Harvest provides affiliate gardens with volunteer engagement and workdays; seed and plant distributions; and, free education opportunities to help each garden become long-lasting and well-established for the community it serves.
FARMERS MARKETS
Get to know your farmer at Urban Harvest's Farmers Markets. Here, you will find the freshest farm and artisanal products, each grown, raised, and made within 180 miles of Houston. What’s more, your food dollars stay in the local economy.
Urban Harvest Farmers Market
2752 Buffalo Speedway
Every Saturday; 8am - noon
Mobile Market
Click here for locations.