The UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension is offering free garden plots and opportunities to grow your skills at community gardens in Dade City, Land O’ Lakes, San Antonio, Zephyrhills and Shady Hills.
Pasco Extension pairs applicants for the free plots with the appropriate garden locations.
A new Wesley Chapel location also will be opening soon.
A community garden plot offers the opportunity to:
- Grow and harvest your own food
- Work with compost
- Gain gardening experience in classes and seminars that are offered on site
- Learn from experts
Plots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For East Side Community Gardens, call 352-521-1255, or email .
For West Side Community Gardens, call 813-996-2411, ext. 2458, or email .
The Pasco County Cooperative Extension Service provides practical, educational programs in environmental horticulture; sustainable agriculture; 4-H and youth development; and, family and consumer sciences.
To find out more, including how to volunteer, call 352-518-0156, or visit bit.ly/2I7gTs5.
Published September 15, 2021
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