With the help of our ShreveCorps (AmeriCorps) members and volunteers, we are able to plant, maintain, and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables for area residents year-round. These gardens are not only here for healthy eating but learning as well. We hope that allowing children of all ages to be a part of the process from beginning to end will give them a better appreciation for these fresh foods. The earlier we introduce kids to fresh foods the more likely they are to incorporate them into their diet. We at Shreveport Green hope that our efforts are matched by those in the communities we serve during our garden workdays and other events. No matter the age, we hope everyone is able to sow and harvest an appreciation for these spaces.
Community Orchards
With the help of the Alliance for Community Trees, we started the first orchard in Allendale in 2012. In 2013 we obtained a Fruitful Canopy grant from the Office of Forestry to add orchards at all of our community gardens. We have since obtained a UPS grant to add a special section of fruit trees at our Growing Station at Walter B. Jacobs Park. This enables us to create our own source of fruit trees! Species include Satsuma, pomegranate, several varieties of fig, sweet and sour persimmons, and pears. We have also added blue berries and black berries to round out our fruit offerings!
SHREVEPORT GREEN
COMMUNITY GARDENS
With the help of our ShreveCorps (AmeriCorps) members and volunteers, we are able to plant, maintain, and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables for area residents year-round.
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Urban Farm
MLK Community Garden
Airport Park
Atkins Elementary School
Bilberry Park
Hattie Perry Park
Lakeside Park
Ten of our gardens are located at elementary schools:
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary
Claiborne Elementary
Creswell Elementary
Greenbrook Neighborhood Community Garden
Sunset Acres Community Center
Linwood Public Charter School
Midway Professional Development Elementary
Sunset Acres Elementary
Werner Park Elementary
VOA Lighthouse
Centenary College
ShreveCorps
These gardens are not only here for healthy eating but learning as well. We hope that allowing children of all ages to be a part of the process from beginning to end will give them a better appreciation for these fresh foods. The earlier we introduce kids to fresh foods the more likely they are to incorporate them into their diet.
We at Shreveport Green hope that our efforts are matched by those in the communities we serve during our garden workdays and other events. No matter the age, we hope everyone is able to sow and harvest an appreciation for these spaces.
Community Orchards
With the help of the Alliance for Community Trees, we started the first orchard in Allendale in 2012. In 2013 we obtained a Fruitful Canopy grant from the Office of Forestry to add orchards at all of our community gardens. We have since obtained a UPS grant to add a special section of fruit trees at our Growing Station at Walter B. Jacobs Park. This enables us to create our own source of fruit trees! Species include Satsuma, pomegranate, several varieties of fig, sweet and sour persimmons, and pears. We have also added blue berries and black berries to round out our fruit offerings!
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