When we last visited The Fruitful Field in Pompano Beach, both their community gardens and the crops they grow for their CSA were flourishing. And now? The seven-acre site is even more lush, with fresh, new raised bed gardens, a sturdy new nursery for seedlings, islands of fragrant lavender and rosemary, food-forest staples like bananas and pineapples, row crops of lettuce, kale and greens, sugar snap peas, to name just a few.
Garden manager Tracy Dillon gave us a tour of the property, pointing out some new features along the way.
Located behind the Parkway United Methodist Church in a tranquil green space in the community of Tedder, The Fruitful Field grows veggies for their CSA: tomato, pepper, eggplant, kales, cabbages, colorful swiss chards, broccolini, cauliflower, to name just a few. Volunteers and participants in their GrowCity Youth program tend to the crops.
Their CSA offers a dual benefit: subscribers, who purchase a Buy/Give Share, get a basked of freshly harvested produce each week, which in turn supports produce donations to local food pantries and soup kitchens
Also new at the garden: two murals, one at the former nursery and the other on the side of the church. Each shows different aspects of the garden.
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