Best Garden Santa Clara Near Me

4worldlovers:
All are welcome to drop by The Forge Garden. Possible activities include planting summer crops, building compost piles, spreading mulch, harvesting and seeding in the greenhouse. Come ready to work with sturdy shoes, a hat, sunscreen, a water bottle and clothes that can get dirty.


Affordable, Certified Organic produce is grown and sold in our ½ acre garden and on a sliding scale, donation-based. This means you pay what you can afford. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. The first hour of the weekly Friday farm stand is reserved for SCU students only.


We host a number of special events throughout the academic year such as the Fall Harvest Festival and the Sustainability Celebration & Champion Awards at the main campus garden, The Forge, and family-oriented, community events at our other urban gardens.


Nourish Nights were created to support the physical and mental health of our campus community while addressing food insecurity at SCU. Each week, a group of volunteer students, faculty, and staff prepares a plant-based meal using ingredients from the garden. The free meal is served to any students that stop by, and the garden is open as a gathering space for Broncos to reconnect.


Our workshops focus on urban agriculture skills, cooking and garden crafts. All workshops take place at The Forge Garden, 1051 Sherman St. Santa Clara, CA and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Contact theforge@scu.edu with questions or ideas!


We host two plant sales annually, in the spring and fall. All starts are grown at The Forge Garden greenhouse and are certified organic. Plant selection includes a wide variety of open pollinated and hybrid annual vegetable seeds selected for the Santa Clara growing climate.


Is your group looking to get outside, learn a new skill, and bond over worms? The Forge Garden hosts events all year round, from work parties, to educational talks, to cooking and craft events. Please contact us if your student organization would like to collaborate on an event at The Forge Garden.


The Garden Apprenticeship is designed to teach students urban agriculture skills and strengthen student leaders within the SCU community. All apprentices pick an area of interest to specialize in for the quarter, share knowledge with others during weekly and community workdays, lead student-focused workshops, and consistently learn and discuss agriculture topics as a team.


The Forge Garden Club is a student run club that organizes events and programs for SCU students at The Forge Garden. Come garden, cook, learn and make friends.

4worldlovers: Everett N. "Eddie" Souza Park is located at 2380 Monroe Street, Santa Clara. This beautiful 2 acre park on the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail features playgrounds, picnic/barbecue areas, an open grass area, a native plant/pollinator community garden, off leash dog area and a restroom. The Community Garden portion features many demonstration areas and rented raised beds individuals and groups to grown their own organic fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers.

Open Garden Tours: Mar. - Nov., 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

The public is invited to visit the Everett N. Eddie Souza Park & Community Garden and tour it's many attractions. Inside the garden we have various demonstration areas that will inspire the gardener and environmental steward in each of you. Take a stroll and discover on your own, or ask city staff to show you around. Some garden attractions you can look forward to see are:

Second Sunday Garden Share: Second Sundays, Mar. - Nov., 10 a.m - 11 a.m.

Every second Sunday, the "Eddie" Souza Community Garden opens its gates to all novice and experienced gardeners everywhere in a cultural garden exchange. Each month we will highlight a topic to discuss, however all topics (and plants) are on the table! We hope you can bring seeds, seedlings, recipes, garden food, plant cuttings, or even questions to exchange with your neighbors. No one will be turned away for coming empty handed.

This event is free and family friendly. See the full flyer here!

Join the wait list! All garden beds are currently occupied, however you may be placed in the wait list. There is no fee to wait list.

Santa Clara residents living half a mile away, receive CalFresh benefits, are Senior Citizens, or have children in school will receive priority if garden beds become available. Not sure if you live within one-half mile of the Community Garden? See list of qualifying addresses.

Starting November 2, residents can donate their used jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins and gourds to the Compost Demonstration bins at Everett N. "Eddie" Souza Community Garden, 2380 Monroe street. Recycling your pumpkins will divert waste to the landfill and provide food for the worm bin at the garden. Visit during the Open Garden Tours, Wednesdays 4:30—6pm to see the Composting process where we turn pumpkin back into “soil”. Last day to drop off pumpkins is Nov. 30th at the Open Garden Tour, 4:30 pm – 6pm

Growing Gardener Classes offers the opportunity for young participants to get their hands in the dirt to plant, harvest, and explore what makes up healthy soil. They will also use their creativity on garden-based craft and engineering projects, all while growing in their appreciation for the natural world around them. This class is hosted by the teachers of Living Classroom. Register Today!