Truitt Community Garden is the newest community garden in the City of Sacramento. Due to popular…read moredemand, local residence requested more community gardens due to the fact that " Fremont Community Garden " which is the nearest community garden has a 4 year waiting list ! The garden was named after Brooks Truitt whom was a longtime mid-town activist fighting for the preservation of historic sites in and around the City of Sacramento. The new garden comprises of 25 10 by 10 plots plus 3 raised plots with wheelchair access. On site you will also find a tool shed, compost bins, and seating area for breaks, lunch and relaxation. The garden is managed by the City of Sacramento Parks & Recreation. Each plot is rented out for a yearly basis for a small fee. This garden will eventually be connected to Truitt Bark Park which will also have a 3000 sq ft plaza for social gatherings. What a wonderful addition to the neighborhood !

The City of Sacramento has 15 permanent community gardens throughout the city. They are all managed…read more by the Department of Parks & Recreations. Local residence have the opportunity to rent a plot for a small yearly fee. Valley High Community Garden is actually within Valley High Community Park. The garden consists a total of 20 plots plus 2 ADA Plots ( raised beds with handicap access). Families have the opportunity to grow fruits and vegetables throughout the year. Donations to the local food bank are alway appreciated ! What better way too meet your neighbors than working side by side in the garden ! Some say that gardening can be relaxing and good for the soul. While others find being outdoors to be very therapeutic . Now ! take a deep-breath and relax ! (Ummm..........)

Southside Park Community Garden is located in the City of Sacramento California. It is one of…read morethirteen gardens parks managed by the Department of Parks & Recreation. Within this particular park are a total of 40 lots . The lots are rented out to local residents for a small yearly fee . With warmer weather still here in Sacramento. Everyone's garden is in full bloom and producing wonderful flowers, fruits and vegetables . Within the confines of the park is a community gathering area with picnic tables and shade supplied by a huge pine tree. Here one can sit and relax after a hard days work in the garden. There is even and area for kids to play and to garden. All the garden area is surrounded by a fence and the entry gate is locked. Only renters have access to the gardens. Coming back to this neighborhood always brings back a lot of wonderful childhood memories ! This part of Sacramento still looks the same as it did some 50 years ago. "Frozen in time !" Compared to other community gardens that I have visited, "Southside Park Community Garden "is by far the most productive!

so ... Goodies has had some interesting reviews, all over the place. I actually can see why that…read moremight be the case because we customers require hand holding. Jerry has been working with us on a couple of items that were needed on the manufactured home we live in. Originally they were contracted to replace the concrete leading up to our home, replace the patio, build in needed steps and install a patio cover with fans and a front door. They quickly started the demolition of the existing concrete and old patio cover, and had all of the wood and most of the broken up concrete pulled offsite when more heavy rains began, so I understand the delay in returning to the job. During the meantime, we sprung a couple of heavy duty leaks inside our place and they were pretty prompt on tarping the place and upon prompting, following up to re-tarp until the leaks were stopped. When the rain ceased, they came over to work more on the place, and unfortunately the county/city chose that day to remove some trees and fully blocked access to the lot, so they had to leave. Seeing that they take many contracts on, the crew went to work on another job, at this time, it was in limbo when they would be back. Our job did not get started until a full week later. At that point, they began to work very quickly and efficiently, and the remaining rubble was removed from the site, patio and sidewalk poured and work on the roof was started, required inspections done and roof and patio roof and fans as well as front door installed. They wanted 1/2 payment up front and the balance upon completion, and that worked out well. I am also pleased to have worked with Jerry at Goodies, but caution them to keep a more open line of communication. What was hard to deal with is not knowing exactly when the rest of the work was to be done, and phone calls take a long time to be returned. Most customers will understand weather interruptions, site access interruptions and need to "shuffle" jobs in order to meet the requirements of the crews and other customers. Again, just keep the communications flowing. It is now a beautiful job, and I am glad we did it.

Kain Campos of Goodie and Sons came to our mobile home to give an estimate on installing an…read moreearthquake tie down system. We also enquired about earthquake bracing. Kain gave an excellent presentation, with photos, of the many homes that the company worked on after the Napa earthquake. After looking under the house, he informed us that the previous owner had already installed solid tie downs as well as sufficient bracing - and we needed nothing ! Dave from Quality Mobile Home Services had previously given us an estimate of $22,500 to do the work !! Yes, you read that right. Needless to say we were extremely grateful to Kain Campos for his honest assessment as well as his expertise, kindness and ability to explain clearly and take time answering questions. His company offers earthquake tie downs for a flat fee of $2,500 for mobile homes. Sounds like an excellent deal !

We really enjoy visiting Oak Park and walking around McClatchy Park and then visiting some of our…read morefavorite businesses. Sometimes the park is taken over with events- big and small. If an area is reserved you'll see signs up for the timing. When there are bigger events the parking nearby tends to fill up, but when there aren't events you can usually find plenty of free parking nearby. The park has a basketball court, baseball field, tennis courts, picnic tables, disc golf, a skate park, a nice playground and even a pool. There are paved paths and there are multiple areas that are great for entertaining groups, including a stage area. They pack a lot into a relatively small area and while there's a lot to do it won't take you long to walk around. While we were walking around a family was having a party and plenty of people were utilizing the different areas for sports. There were also some people walking their dogs, like us, but some people had their dogs off leash in some of the bigger areas. There wasn't a dog park area. it was beautiful while we were there and everything was clean and well kept.

Wow, this has got to be one of the most underrated parks in all of Sacramento. They have so many…read morethings to do, for the young and old. There's an amazing playground, with areas for big kids and small kids, all themed after the amusement park that used to be here. There's also basketball, including a court for kids with a low net. There's a skate park, tennis, frisbee golf, and baseball too. And, they have a large lap pool, wading pool, and splash pad for the warmer months. All in all, this is an amazing park, especially for kids, but really for anyone!

Did you know that the City of Sacramento "Parks and Recreation operates several permanent community…read moregarden throughout the city? I just happened to run across one while in mid- town today. This particular one is called "Fremont Community Garden". Fremont Community Garden is comprised of 52 plots. Each plot is rented out to local residences on a yearly basis. Rent is based on size of the plot. Rent for the small plots are 15 dollars a year, while the larger plots rent out for 30 dollars a year. A 25 dollar deposit is required at time of signing but is refunded to you when you leave, as long as you leave the plot in good condition. These plots are managed by a member of the Garden Advisory Board. What a wonderful way to meet your neighbors, and to reap the harvest of your hard work ! The gardens are also 100% organic.

City of Sacramento Fremont Community Gardens is a fantastic way to grow fresh vegetables in…read moremidtown. What a great concept to live and work downtown... but also to have garden space to grow fresh produce.