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Mulch Not Methane Victory: Governor Crist Vetoes HB
569 at Urging of Community Gardens
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has vetoed HB 569, a bill that would have cost more than 800 green jobs, closed up to 264 mulch sites throughout Florida and directed the state’s yard waste back to landfills. Thousands of Green Florida supporters, including dozens of community gardeners across the state participated in Green Florida’s Mulch Not Methane campaign to save the yard waste processing sites that provide mulch, compost, potting soil and other soil amendments to gardeners and landscapers throughout the state. Click for the full press release.
Make sure the ban isn't rolled back next year! Click here to join the Mulch Not Methane campaign today.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has vetoed HB 569, a bill that would have cost more than 800 green jobs, closed up to 264 mulch sites throughout Florida and directed the state’s yard waste back to landfills. Thousands of Green Florida supporters, including dozens of community gardeners across the state participated in Green Florida’s Mulch Not Methane campaign to save the yard waste processing sites that provide mulch, compost, potting soil and other soil amendments to gardeners and landscapers throughout the state. Click for the full press release.
Make sure the ban isn't rolled back next year! Click here to join the Mulch Not Methane campaign today.
Start your summer seedlings now:
okra, sweet potatoes, collards, watermelon, cantaloupe, cherry tomatoes, black eyed peas
Join gardeners from the Bartlett Park Community Garden in a tour of Echo Farms in Ft Myers May 15th. Echo Global Farms specializes in edibles for sub-tropical climates like ours. click here to sign up.
Green Florida works with Bartlett Park homeowners to design
and install front yard gardens with vegetables, fruits, and Florida
native plants. Together, these form a sustainable
landscape that conserves water, provides food for each
household, and helps us remember Paris' death and the need to end the
violence in the neighborhood.
We need your help! Sign up to participate and help us reduce crime from our neighborhoods through urban greenscapes. Or make a donation. $250 is all we need for each front yard garden. Contribute today.
Pictures from our Paris Garden Installation Sept. 20, 2009:
Paris Gardens are possible because of our partnership with Twigs and Leaves nursery
Check out the new 'pitcher pump' at the Bartlett Park Community Garden:
February 28th, 2009
A Sense of Community in an Urban Garden, Sue Carlton, St Petersburg Times
February 22, 2009, St Petersburg Times "Tampa Council Member Backs More Gardens"
September 16, 2008 Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Award "Best Way to Sow Your Oats (and Tomatoes Too)"
March 12, 2008 St Petersburg Times "Happiness to Sprout on a Dreary Lot"
February 27, 2008 Creative Loafing "Looking to Plant in Bartlett Park"
Green Florida's Mission Statement
Green Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating community gardens, providing a network for community gardens within Florida, and helping neighborhoods organize for a green economy.
okra, sweet potatoes, collards, watermelon, cantaloupe, cherry tomatoes, black eyed peas
Join gardeners from the Bartlett Park Community Garden in a tour of Echo Farms in Ft Myers May 15th. Echo Global Farms specializes in edibles for sub-tropical climates like ours. click here to sign up.
The Paris Gardens Project
Paris Gardens are front yard gardens, installed by Green Florida volunteers with donated plants and soil, meant to keep alive the memory of Paris Whitehead-Hamilton an 8 year-old girl killed by gun violence in Bartlett Park in April of 2009.Green Florida works with Bartlett Park homeowners to design
and install front yard gardens with vegetables, fruits, and Florida
native plants. Together, these form a sustainable
landscape that conserves water, provides food for each
household, and helps us remember Paris' death and the need to end the
violence in the neighborhood.We need your help! Sign up to participate and help us reduce crime from our neighborhoods through urban greenscapes. Or make a donation. $250 is all we need for each front yard garden. Contribute today.
Pictures from our Paris Garden Installation Sept. 20, 2009:
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| Paris Gardens - 885 Newton Ave. |
Paris Gardens are possible because of our partnership with Twigs and Leaves nursery
Check out the new 'pitcher pump' at the Bartlett Park Community Garden:
Read the St Petersburg Times Coverage - June 24, 2009 Working in memory of 8-year-old girl, volunteers hope gardens will lead to Bartlett Park's rebirth
February 28th, 2009
A Sense of Community in an Urban Garden, Sue Carlton, St Petersburg Times
February 22, 2009, St Petersburg Times "Tampa Council Member Backs More Gardens"
September 16, 2008 Creative Loafing Best of the Bay Award "Best Way to Sow Your Oats (and Tomatoes Too)"
March 12, 2008 St Petersburg Times "Happiness to Sprout on a Dreary Lot"
February 27, 2008 Creative Loafing "Looking to Plant in Bartlett Park"
Green Florida's Mission Statement
Green Florida is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating community gardens, providing a network for community gardens within Florida, and helping neighborhoods organize for a green economy.
Green Florida is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation.
A copy of the official registration and financial information may
be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free within the
state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the State of Florida.
Green Florida
The Bartlett Park Community Garden
is located at 1443 Highland Street South, at the corner of Newton Avenue South. Newton Avenue is between 14th and 15th Avenues S near Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. We meet every Saturday from 9:00 am to Noon to work on landscaping, gardening and irrigation.
Membership is just $25 per year
Green Florida is supported by the contributions of our members. Our affordable rate of $25/year or $3/month lets you sign up for a garden plot that could provide you hundreds of dollars worth of food each year. You can also become a member in order to participate in beautifying our corner of Bartlett Park, or to assist with programs for kids, or to learn about water conservation projects. Join Green Florida to support gardens and a sustainable world!
For more information, call Andrea Hildebran at 727-643-7189. Click here for a pdf copy of the Rules of Operation.
Thank You to all the generous people who have contributed time, materials, expertise and money to the accomplishments listed below. Green Florida members from Bartlett Park and throughout the city have worked hard to make this possible, alongside our sponsors.
Vegetable garden plots available!
Members of Green Florida are eligible to sign up first-come, first-serve for garden plots, which are theirs to use according to the Gardens Rules of Operation. The rules require that garden plots be tended actively or turned over to the next person on a waiting list.
How Can I Get A Garden Plot?
1) Become a member for $25/year (or $3/month)
2) Come on Saturday mornings from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon to help establish the new garden beds on the Westside of the garden.
3) Contact Angie at 727-483-4498 regarding plot assignments
Ongoing Projects YOU can help with:
To get involved, join us at the garden on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM, or call 727-643-7189 for more information.
Get More Involved! Our organizing team communicates through a yahoogroup called BartlettParkGarden.
Why make a gift to support the purchase of the garden?
1) The garden serves the community by improving a corner of the neighborhood, providing affordable healthy food, and educating young people.
2) Purchasing community garden land is a long-term investment in a neighborhood's quality of life.
3) Community gardens around the country get torn down or face huge fund-raising challenges when they don't deal early on with acquiring their land. There are numerous examples of this. We want our garden to be a long-term resource for the community.
Please make a gift today. A contribution of $100 or $500 makes you a Lifetime Member of the Garden. We'll be reaching out to our neighbors through letters, phone calls, house parties and fun events at the garden itself. Join us! Call Andrea Hildebran at 727-643-7189 to get involved.
Want to hold a house party for Green Florida? Download our kit here to learn more.
Vegetable garden plots available!
Members of Green Florida are eligible to sign up first-come, first-serve for garden plots, which are theirs to use according to the Gardens Rules of Operation. The rules require that garden plots be tended actively or turned over to the next person on a waiting list.
How Can I Get A Garden Plot?
1) Become a member for $25/year (or $3/month)
2) Come on Saturday mornings from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon to help establish the new garden beds on the Westside of the garden.
3) Contact Angie at 727-483-4498 regarding plot assignments
Ongoing Projects YOU can help with:
- Help with Saturday Morning Market booth
- Organizing fundraisers and events
- Do outreach in the community
- Plan educational programs for the garden
Get More Involved! Our organizing team communicates through a yahoogroup called BartlettParkGarden.
Why make a gift to support the purchase of the garden?
1) The garden serves the community by improving a corner of the neighborhood, providing affordable healthy food, and educating young people.
2) Purchasing community garden land is a long-term investment in a neighborhood's quality of life.
3) Community gardens around the country get torn down or face huge fund-raising challenges when they don't deal early on with acquiring their land. There are numerous examples of this. We want our garden to be a long-term resource for the community.
Please make a gift today. A contribution of $100 or $500 makes you a Lifetime Member of the Garden. We'll be reaching out to our neighbors through letters, phone calls, house parties and fun events at the garden itself. Join us! Call Andrea Hildebran at 727-643-7189 to get involved.
Want to hold a house party for Green Florida? Download our kit here to learn more.
Green Florida's office is located at 1013 Martin Luther King St S in St Petersburg thanks to our Partnership with Twigs and Leaves Nursery. Twigs and Leaves is a Florida native plant center specializing in sustainable yards, open 7 days a week. Click here for a Map.
