The Oak Park Community Garden

The catalyst, the whole reason the Oak Park Crop Swap even started, is finally here and it's open! That's right- Oak Park has it's very own community garden. The garden is located at 12th Ave & MLK. There are still spaces available, if you haven't had a chance to check out the garden, we have a virtual tour for you.







Okay, it's a bit of a blank slate right now, but that will change as more people claim a plot and plant their gardens.

We planted our plot on Sunday and made some progress.

By the end of Sunday, we planted 2 types of onions, 2 types of basil, chives, zinnias, marigolds, spinach, chard and a wildflower mix. This is a great time to get your winter garden started!

Check out that fancy compost bin!

That a community fruit tree!
So, it's probably difficult to see but there is a small butterfly in the zinnias. As soon as the plants went in, a few tiny butterflies were immediately attracted to the plants! Imagine just a few months ago this was an empty, trash strewn, weedy lot, now it's a place for community to gather, people to grow food and even a small urban wildlife refuge! Thank you members of the Sacramento City Council, SHRA and the Parks and Rec Department for making this possible!

Garden Tour

On August 31st we had the 2nd Crop Swap Garden Tour. We enjoyed a beautiful day, not too hot, many people rode their bikes, others drove and a few walked. Visiting gardens in Oak Park is a lot of fun- there are many backyard oasis's. Below are some pictures from our gardens.