Community Gardening in Hillsborough County

A community garden is a shared space where people garden. It’s a popular and rewarding activity for people who live in Hillsborough County, and it helps gardeners, their neighbors, pollinators, and the environment.

There are many benefits of community gardens like:

• More reliable access to healthy food

• More outdoor activity

• Feeling calmer and less stressed

• Stronger friendships and neighborhood ties

• Getting involved in the community

Interested in starting your own community garden?

Email Mary Bruce at BruceMa@HCFL.gov . We’ll talk about your idea and connect you to community resources to help you get growing quickly. You can also find more resources here: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topics/gardens.

Community Garden Map

We recommend visiting or joining an established community garden before starting your own. You can find your nearest community garden below! Click on each garden to learn more about their membership structure, location, and how to get involved.

Don’t see your garden listed? Email Mary Bruce, BruceMa@HCFL.gov, to have it added to the map! 

Community Spotlight: The Coalition of Community Gardens

The Coalition of Community Gardens is a network of gardens and people who support and share knowledge and resources; build infrastructure to grow gardens; and advocate for public policies to improve health through community gardening in Florida. There are Community Gardens all over the West Central Florida area.  They invite all community gardens to be a part of this coalition whose mission is to support the success of community gardening.

Learn more or join the Coalition of Community Gardens by visiting their website: https://coalitionofcommunitygardens.org/