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  • Join our Permaculture Book Club as we delve into The Service Berry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a powerful exploration of reciprocity, Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and the ethics of giving. Together, we’ll share guided dialogue during our zoom sessions and integrate how permaculture principles—especially alternative economics rooted in gifting, mutual aid, and community nourishment—can reshape the way we grow food in our urban environments.

    This fall, we will connect the book’s teachings directly to practice by cultivating a shared garden plot dedicated entirely to giving, sharing, and increasing abundance for our community. Through reading, discussion, and hands‑on gardening, we’ll explore how reciprocal relationships with land and people can transform our approach to urban food systems.

    What We’ll Explore
    Reciprocity as a guiding ethic in gardening and community care

    Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and its relevance to urban permaculture

    Gifting economies and alternative models of abundance

    Community‑centered food systems that prioritize shared yield over individual harvest

    Fall garden collaboration focused on service, generosity, and ecological stewardship

    Who This Is For
    Gardeners and growers

    Food activists and community organizers

    Educators, students, and lifelong learners

    Anyone interested in reconnecting with Indigenous wisdom, serving community, and cultivating abundance.

    Zoom Meeting dates: Wed Sept 16th.
    Second Wed: Oct 15 and Nov 11
    Time: 7pm -8pm

    Our Shared Project: A Fall Reciprocity Garden
    Participants will be encouraged to create a fall garden plot designed as a living expression of reciprocity—where every seed, every harvest, and every act of care is offered back to the community. This collaboration will serve as a model for abundance‑based design and a reminder that generosity is a powerful ecological strategy.
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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 160 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.