WPB and FAMU Partnership

Great things are growing in your Community Garden!

Background

The City of West Palm Beach and Florida A &M University has established a new partnership through its Cooperative Extension Program to provide educational programs and activities to City of West Palm Beach residents, including:

  • 4H Development Programs

  • Family consumer science nutrition, financial literacy, senior living & aging, emergency preparedness & safety

  • Community Gardening

In addition to programs, FAMU will be overseeing three community gardens that will serve residents in our north and south communities.

Eating Smart. Being Active.

March 2024

Recipe:
American Heart Association: "Stuffed Quinoa Peppers with Eggs"

Wellness Tip:
American Heart Association: "Heart Disease and Mental Health Among Black Women"(PDF, 445KB)

February 2024

Recipe:
American Heart Association: "Chicken with Napa Cabbage and Rice Noodles"(PDF, 94KB)

Wellness-Tip:
American Heart Association: "Flu Myths Busted"(PDF, 526KB)

Events

Garden Days

Garden Days are canceled at both the Coleman Park and Pleasant City Community Gardens until late August.

In the meantime, if your group is interesting in a gardening workshop or obtaining volunteer hours, please contact Tavia Gordon, Urban Agriculture Extension Agent, at tavia.gordon@famu.edu to schedule a visit.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the garden in the fall!

FAMU Events

Students Volunteer to Help Out at Community Gardens

Local students recently spent the day helping out at the City of West Palm Beach's Community Gardens in the Historic Northwest. If you'd like to volunteer, email Urban Extension Agent Tavia Gordon at tgordon@wpb.org.

Pleasant City Community Garden Open

The City of West Palm Beach and Florida A & M University opened the new Pleasant City Community Garden on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2147 Spruce Avenue. Laid out in a specific pattern, the gardening stations have irrigation laid out just waiting for residents to begin growing vegetables.

Sign welcoming visitors to the Pleasant City Community Garden

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Ready to Plant. Gardens have irrigation lines ready to feed seedlings.

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Getting together to open the new Pleasant City Community Garden are, from left, Lucy Joseph, Kimberly Spence. City Commissioner Cathleen Ward, Jennifer Ferriol, Director Housing and Community Development, Tavia Gordon, FAMU Urban Ag Extension Agent, and Nyota King-Sanyang, FAMU EFNEP Extension Program Assistant.

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Opening ceremonies for the Pleasant City Community Garden, 2147 Spruce Avenue. Vegetables served at the opening were harvested from the Coleman Park Community Garden.

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Coleman Park Community Garden Grill-in-the-Garden

Community Gardeners Laquio Bryant, 13, Tavia Gordon, FAMU, Rosaura Alvarez and Adiela Castano

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Grill in the Garden flyer

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Lunchtime in the Community Garden

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Ella Smithexantus, 10, and her little brother, Dymire, 2, get lunch in the Garden

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Sunflower

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Laquio Bryant, 13, young gardener

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Tavia Gordon, FAMU, and Lucy Joseph

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Grill in the Garden lunch

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Tomatoes on the vine with Officer Seth Buxton

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Announcements 

Local Contacts

Tavia Gordon
Urban Extension Agent
FAMU Cooperative Extension
Email: tavia.gordon@famu.edu
Phone: (561) 804-4979 (TTY: 800-955-8771)
Areas of focus include Community Programming in Urban Agriculture, Health and Wellness, Financial Literacy, Economic Development & Entrepreneurship

Nyota King-Sanyang
Extension Program Assistant
FAMU Cooperative Extension
Email: nyota.kingsanyang@famu.edu
Phone: (561) 822-1254
Areas of focus include Nutrition for Children, Adults & Seniors

Stay Connected to the FAMU Cooperative Extension Office

Website: FAMU Cooperative Extension

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Call us: (850) 599-3546 - Tallahassee office

Email us: extension@famu.edu

Join our email list: Contact amelia.davis@famu.edu

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