Peralta Community Garden is adjacent to a walkway that winds thru Berkeley. there's plots of soil…read morewith various plants, vegetation going therefrom. unsure what the arrangements are. didn't read the rules posted. this garden is currently closed to the public. a definitive plus for the community to learn how to grow healthy & sustainable produce without depending on corporate sources.

Do you have a green thumb but don't have a backyard? Or are you someone who wants to be a part of a…read morecommunity garden? This place recently opened a few months ago (the grand opening was on Earth Day) and they already have several folks who are growing some great fruits n veggies! The garden has strict rules when it comes to pets, children and being organic (no chemicals is a must). Most plots go for around 75 bucks a year and obviously the bigger you go the more expensive it is. It is 75 cents per square foot. Check out their website for composting classes, the rules, pdf applications and pictures.

Check out new "home" to attract barn owl to Aptos Community Garden, located behind CHC office on…read moreChrist Lutheran grounds. More "wanna be" gardeners welcome! Questions? Email one Gardner: drcameronjackson@gmail.com

This place has really gone to shit under the current garden manager. Be forewarned experienced…read moregardeners-your efforts to educate the largely novice gardeners (including the garden manager who knows nothing about gardening) will go unappreciated. The garden is crowded, with not enough hoses, rude and aggressive neighbors, and gardeners that couldn't spot a native plant if it was right under their nose. The rules are unclear-you'll sign an agreement that says 'no irrigation allowed' and look around to see that not being enforced. This leads to possessiveness around spigots, leaking irrigation, and just general self-centeredness-the opposite of community. I've seen gardeners killing bugs around their plots and raking up the natural leaves that fall from the trees where butterflies leave their eggs. No one seems to know anything about composting and so the compost bins go untended and neglected. Supposedly this is an organic garden, but there is no real knowledge about integrated pest management or how to garden with nature. Add to that the regular drug dealing and drive by shootings (just last month, in fact) that take place...yep, not that great. So glad to be leaving this awful place!

Avant Community Garden was the second community garden founded by Dr. Ed Swenson in 2010. His…read morebeliefs were simple, " developed an community food base system by hands-on learning. Most importantly to provide learning opportunities for everyone. Today Avant Gardens is an learning center. Classes and workshops are held here to teach local residence new techniques in organic gardening and sustainability. I was pleasantly surprised as to the size of the garden. This garden is by far larger than most community gardens in the Sacramento Area. When working in an community garden, one must learn to cooperate with one another, have mutual respect for one another, and to take only what one can use. Any extra food can always be given away to family members, friends, or to the local food bank. It's time to break out the shovel. Happy gardening !

My wife and I grow vegetables at St, Vinnie's community Garden…read morein Vallejo. This place is great! It gets us out of our senior apartment and gives us something positive and enjoyable to do. I have been germinating seeds for a long time and my interest in plants extends to the very life sustaining forests of California Sierras. A community garden brings people together, provides a positive resource in the community and gives people some fresh, healthy organic vegetables to eat. Many seniors in our complex get tomatoes, beans, peppers and lettuce from our efforts. We are so happy to have this garden in Vallejo and hope it continues to grow and thrive.

We love this place. Always clean, neat, have toys for kids to play. My daughter goes to preballet…read moreclass there and we love it. Easy to register, affordable and the teacher is good.