Harvest Team
Every season, more than 40 garden plots are cultivated to grow food for sharing with those in need. Weekly Harvests donated to area food pantries total more than 2,300 pounds per year!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Learning & Workshops
From flat-out beginners to Master Gardeners, DCGO provides fertile ground for gaining garden knowledge.
Below is a list of some of our upcoming workshops:
- General Garden Problem Diagnosis
- Chrysanthemums
- Care and Feeding of Tomatoes
- Landscape Planning
Kids Programs
Kids Programs give us the opportunity to share knowledge with the younger generation of gardeners.
- Bird Feeding
- Story Time In The Garden
Plant Propagation for Area Community Gardens
All year long we’re growing strong at our Greenhouse complex. Organic seedlings are coddled for success. Veggies, herbs, flowers for over a dozen area community and food pantry gardens.
- Monthly Master Gardener Talks in the Barn
- Extensive Library and Resources
- Experimental Garden
- Hands on learning
Plant Sale
Our largest fundraising event, the Spring Plant Sale, features organically-germinated herbs, vegetables and tomatoes, especially heirloom varieties. Annuals, perennials, shade plants and house plants are available too!
Community Volunteer Projects
- Korean Comfort Women Memorial (Blackburn Park)
- DCGO is a major MLK Day of Service volunteer site
