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Nov 14 - Dec 31, 2024

Monterey Bay Master Gardeners

Mission

Our mission is to extend research-based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices to the residents of California.

The Big Idea

"Portable Edible Garden / Jardines Comestibles Portátiles,” proves that gardens don't require a yard. Community members learn to take advantage of small patios, porches, landings, and windowsills to grow their own food.
Partnering with Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas, Master Gardeners engage neighborhood families, presenting gardening classes to the adults in Spanish and English that focus on how to properly create and nurture their own portable garden while the children participate in a variety of garden-related activities.
Armed with basic gardening information, planting suggestions, and troubleshooting tips to tackle gardening challenges, families receive portable grow bags filled with nutrient-rich soil. Family members work together to select and plant edible flowers, healthy vegetables and herbs in their grow bags.
They leave with healthy plants in their own portable garden and the promise of delicious and nutritious sustenance for many seasons to come.
The seeds we plant today create the fruit of tomorrow.

Our family attended a free gardening class through the UC Master Gardener program at our local library. We don't consider ourselves green thumbs by any means, so it was really great that we were provided with literally everything we needed to grow our own veggies. In addition to the grow bags, soil, and plants, we were also given all the knowledge and encouragement we needed to get started! Happy to report that our tomatoes, kale, lettuce, onions, and cilantro have all done well!

- Allen Protasio