Happened to be in sonoma during the harvest fest weekend at sonoma garden park. Great event with…read morelive music , food truck vendors and different exhibitors. Great place to walk around the expansive community garden. Hidden gem minutes from Sonoma plaza

I came here today as part of my birthday Sonoma Tour and it was really fun. Really charming cute…read moregardens spread out over acres and tons of pretty Zinnias and other old fashioned flowers. Lots and lots of tomato plants and sunflower plants. Lots of bees. As soon as you get there, there's a small red barn. We went straight to the barn and picked up some garden vegetables, Chinese long purple beans for 3 dollars and two eggplants and one green apple. A volunteer weighs the produce and you pay with a credit card. They had some zinnias and sunflowers for sale but an older woman got there upon opening and bought two buckets of it for 62 dollars and there were no more flowers to buy. I was there for an hour admiring the flowers and different varieties of gourds and vegetables growing. You can rent a private plot for 200 dollars and lots of elderly people were tending to their plants happily and chatted with us as we walked around. A lovely community garden beloved by the old and young. Definitely recommend a trip here and especially on Saturdays when you can get some super fresh garden produce. Cute place.

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.

Definitely one of Santa Rosa's best parks. Has a great garden. Small skatepark, kids play area…read more Also a nature area. One down side Is it has port a potty's for bathrooms. Would be nice to have actual clean bathrooms at such a beautiful park.

love hanging out here, the mini skatepark is awesome to watch the local skaters do their tricks and…read morehangout, love Bayer Farm as well, such a nice park with alot of space to walk around, lots of trees and places to sit in the shade, nice tables and a area to have a bbq! water faucet isn't far from grill area, I love this park and the neighborhood.

Love this community garden and how you can donate extra fruits and vegetables for the community!…read moreYou can also pick up free composting and they host educational workshops. Megan was a great speaker and I learned so much!

We visited 7/24/2020. Despite Google's note that it is temporarily closed, the ranger confirmed it…read morewas open. We spent an hour wandering around in the shade and sitting beneath the grape vine gazebo.

Three acre Native Habitat garden that helped me appreciate and understand the beauty of…read moreCalifornia's native plants in their native environment. Lots of toads and butterflies Very special treasure

For a public park this is great. I mean is it the biggest? No, but a few things make it a really…read moregreat one. 1. Parking 2. Connected by a paved walking trail/bike path 3. Next to a community garden 4. 2 public bathrooms 5. 3 play structures 6. A grassy field with soccer nets 7. Plenty of benches and picnic tables 8. Lots of shade I'm a fan and def would recommend bringing the kiddos.

Ample parking with both seating area for picnics etc. and rides for young children, including a…read moregoalie post for those wanting to play a bit of soccer. This is a pet friendly park, and many pet animals run around without leashes (and sometimes unsupervised).

Charles Street Gardens is non-profit community garden available to Sunnyvale residents who would…read morelike to learn more about gardening and have a dedicated plot of land on which to raise plants. It is a volunteer-run non-profit that includes a demonstration garden supported by University of California Master Gardeners, who put on gardener training sessions during the year.

The picnic of the jour was...at this community garden! My colleague Yoko and I were visiting the…read moreLace Museum nearby and got some food to go on the way back to our work. I found this community garden and thought that on top of taking a look and see veggies growing and butterflies flying around, we could have a bite sitting there and smelling the aromas of Spring. We were not expecting that much, but honestly this community garden is awesome! Well protected with fences and trees, funnily you can find artichoke plants outside the walls! All plots are very well organized and looks like the growers-neighbors take good care of them. It is very enjoyable just to walk there. We also learned that there are classes in situ and various community activities, so very educational for children and adults alike. Speaking of children, needless to say that the kidult in me had a blast playing a the tipi tent and posing for pics in front of those colorful little cottages where the tools are kept, as well as played with some kitchenettes and mini picnic tables. I didn't ask if the plots are only opened to Sunnyvale residents...in any case, once you visit there, you will feel the love for agriculture instantly.

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 !