South Bend Community Gardens Indiana in Garden Supplies Directory

South Bend Community Gardens provides gardening and educational opportunities that help connect people to each other and to the natural world. The South Bend Community Garden group was formed beginning with a casual conversation at the South Bend Earth Day event in April of 2007. Soon after, a workshop at the Community Forum for Economic Development on the issue of food sparked a lively discussion. It ended up with most in the room excited about the idea of and potential for community gardens in South Bend. The casual conversation blossomed into a meeting of a core group of interested people from across the city. At that meeting in May of 2007, a mission statement was crafted and goals were set. While some were lofty, although perhaps still possible, such as a garden every couple of blocks that supports a seasonal market stand supplying the neighborhood with fresh food, others were grounded in reality. Find one spot to start a community garden. Get gardeners from the neighborhood. Plant. Grow. Make it look nice and inviting and possible for replication.

Website: http://www.sbcg.org/