Gateway To Gardening
Program Details
Established in May 2022, the Gateway to Gardening program was created to provide an educational and community-focused component of Long Beach Organic, Inc. Through generous funding support from the Munzer Foundation, LBO has been able to maintain a commitment to provide regular, free education and garden-based activity programming for children and adults in the greater Long Beach community. Our program goals continue to include providing free classes and events in our gardens, and to have the necessary resources to be able to provide community access to our safe, accessible green space at the Zaferia Junction Community Garden.
Host a Garden Event with Long Beach Organic!
Are you interested in hosting an education event at one of our eight community garden sites? Fill out the form below! If you need accommodation for any of our events, please email oliver@longbeachorganic.org.
Past Events
Learning Garden Refresh Party
Volunteers helped reset garden beds in Zaferia's "Learning Garden" for the spring growing season. We learned about soil amending, organic fertilizer use, mulching, and how to set up baby plants for a bountiful summer!
"It's Alive!" Soil Fertility Workshop
Hosted alongside our annual Plants-R-Us fundraiser, participants learned about soil health and how we can help feed the life in our soil. Each participant learned how to make compost tea and got to take home their own compost tea bags.
IVA Middle School Field Trip
Students from IVA Middle School came to Zaferia Junction Community Garden for their "Day of Service" to help with garden maintenance and learn about land stewardship principles.
Girl Scout Troop Field Trip
"Our Girl Scout Trip had an amazing morning with Long Beach Organic at the Zaferia Community Garden. Brianna was kind, patient and engaging as she taught the girls about how the garden works, what organic gardening means, and how to plant radishes. She even sent us home with little herb pots and seeds to grow at home. The girls then got to do weeding and mulching, which was very fun and great experience for these city kids. What a great way to earn a badge! We’ll definitely be back. Thank you, Long Beach Organic!" Monica, Troop 733