If you'd like to garden, start your own community garden, or want to try a great new recipe, just use the box below to search our resource library. We also offer educational workshops through our Community Education Program on a variety of topics - from beekeeping and urban chicken care to organic gardening and cooking, and have fun volunteer opportunities that will give you hands-on gardening experience. We hope you will join us!
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Is your garden bursting with corn? Are you overwhelmed with zucchini? Getting buried by your tomatoes? Tired of all that fruit dropping on your lawn and making a mess? Is your produce going to waste and ending up in your compost pile? If so, we have a solution to all of your garden woes. Donate!
One of the challenges of urban gardening is limited space. Trellising is an especially useful technique because it allows urban gardeners to utilize vertical space. Trellising vegetable plants helps to keep crops off the ground resulting in cleaner
Want to start your own community garden? We can help! Please start by reading our extensive guide, From Neglected Parcels to Community Gardens (PDF).
Once you are ready to create a new garden, we can act as a consultant. It is part of our mission to help community members that are willing to commit themselves to the task of community garden creation! We also help other existing community gardens in Utah.
Paying attention to the amount of water we use in our homes and landscapes is important for the health of our communities and our gardens. Utah is the second driest state in the nation. It is surprising to know that our per capita water consumption levels are at 290 gallons/day/person - the second highest in the nation, and far above the national average of 180 gallons/day/person!
While it is important for us to use moderate amounts of water in our gardens,
Orach (Atriplex hortensis) is an easy-to-grow, heat and drought tolerant annual plant that is eaten as a salad green.
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is a perennial herb that is grown for its superb lemony-flavored leaves.
Pulse catnip leaves and nuts in a food processor. Add garlic and pulse some more. Leave processor running and drizzle in olive oil until combined. Scrape pesto into a bowl and stir in parmesan and salt and pepper. Makes 1 cup.
