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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

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 3,000 pounds per year! 

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Learning & Workshops

From flat-out beginners to Master Gardeners, DCGO provides fertile ground for gaining garden knowledge.

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Below is a list of some of our upcoming workshops:

  • General Garden Problem Diagnosis | August 11th
  • Planting Fall Veggies | September 8th
Kids Programs

Kids Programs give us the opportunity to share knowledge with the younger generation of gardeners. 

  • Bird Feeding
  • Story Time In The Garden
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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.

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  • 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!

tomatoes near greenhouse
Community Volunteer Projects
  • Korean Comfort Women Memorial (Blackburn Park)
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