Our Community Gardening Program
Summary
Wasatch Community Gardens works under the philosophy that gardens help people see the worth of their space, themselves, and those around them. Through our program, over 65 community gardeners grow fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs to feed over 200 people. Neighbors work together toward common goals, and we provide them with the resources and education that can help them be both independent and cooperative. Importantly, their work provides green, healthy, cool space in the midst of urban heat.
We operate 4 community gardens in Salt Lake Valley:
- Grateful Tomato Garden: 800 South 600 East, SLC
- 4th East Garden: 553 South 400 East, SLC
- Fairpark Garden: 1037 West 300 North, SLC
- Historic Sandy Garden : 500 E Locust Street (8880 south), Sandy
We establish Garden Stewards in each of our gardens who act as liaisons between WCG and the other gardeners, helping resolve problems, questions, and needs.
We are committed to educating everyone we serve about organic gardening and the merits of community gardening. Careful attention to what we use as fertilizer and pest control reinforce the regenerative and therapeutic aspects of organic gardening. Through monthly workshops and continuing verbal education, we show our gardeners how to conserve water, create healthy compost, naturally control pests, and increase garden yield with garden planning, mulching, and adding organic matter to the soil. As gardeners care for the land, they begin to understand how they are caring, in turn, for their own nutrition, and the acts of sowing, weeding, and harvesting become investments of self that return tenfold. Wasatch Community Gardens Organic Standards for community gardeners.
As a final aspect of community garden education, WCG recognizes the need and value of other community gardens in Utah and acts as a consultant for neighborhoods that are willing to commit themselves to the task of starting a community garden.
Calendar for Current Community Gardeners
