Local Food Survey

Do you live in South Florida? At The Fruitful Field we would like to know more about your thoughts on healthy food so we can be a better resource to you as gardeners and eaters. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BS2W33B The Survey was designed by our Summer Policy intern 

Our May 19th Garden Workday is coming soon, join us!

Work on all kinds of projects such as remodeling pantry food plots, working on citrus trees, transplanting Indonesian ginger, mulching bananas, weeding fruit trees. Where: The Fruitful Field Community Garden Provided: Supervised Projects, snacks and light garden lunch, cold water, lemongrass tea and a feeling of accomplishment 

Thanks to Zion Lutheran the Model plot is planted and growing

Three months ago the Zion Lutheran 6th, 7th and 8th graders started their hard work at The Fruitful Field.  Today the progress is visible and growing… Things went from this dry and barren plot… To this green and fruitful garden! As the dry barren land 

Middle School Youth work on the Model Plot

If you aren’t on our Facebook you may have missed seeing some of the progress on the Model Plot– our version of a garden scaled just right for a church lawn or the side yard of a non-profit. Zion Lutheran Students grades 6, 7 and 

Tea and Workday 2012

Tea in the Garden 2012 – A Beautiful Community Event! A Big Thank You to everyone who came out and supported Tea in the Garden 2012! We had 112 people attend, 27 table hostesses and 34 other volunteers who greeted and took care of everyone 

Tea in the Garden this Saturday February 25th!

The Big Event is almost here, and the garden is looking great! Today’s weather forecast for Saturday predicts a 20% chance of morning rain, a high of 81 and a low of 66– good weather for a British style tea!  Remember, we are Rain or 

Our Back food Pantry plot

Our Food Pantry Plots keep growing- Greens of many kinds, Broccoli, Corn, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Onions, Daikon radishes, Eggplants, Hot Peppers, Herbs, Tomatillos, Strawberries, plus our perennials– lemon grass, moujean tea, pineapple…so much going on!

Fall Garden Tour Saturday November 5th!

Dear Fruitful Field Friend, If you haven’t helped on a workday recently or visited the garden in a few months  here’s your chance to see what’s Growing!! Saturday, November 5th from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm we are having a “Fall Tour” in conjunction with 

Workday Report 09-17-11

Another great Saturday workday at the Fruitful Field. Harvesting, Planting, and Things done. Lots of energy and lots of great things accomplished, thanks to everyone who came out! Here is a slide show from the workday. Our next Garden workday is October 15th. Make plans 

Intern Position Available – Urban Farm Intern

Background on The Fruitful Field Intern experience: The Fruitful Field’s work involves creating access to food that is grown using organic methods, accessible to all and creates job opportunities and better health for our urban community.  As a hands-on experience for interns, it includes building 

New Volunteers help out in the Summer Heat!

Jorge is one of our new volunteers from Foot Print to Success Clubhouse a non-profit in Pompano Beach, just ‘down the road’ from The Fruitful Field. Along with Anthony (below), Bill and others from the Clubhouse, we are growing a strong partnership that helps the 

List of Ongoing and Potential Projects

Check out our FRUITFUL PROJECTS tab for a list of ongoing Active and Potential Projects: https://thefruitfulfield.brightpinkagency.com/?page_id=63 If you are interested in signing up for one of these  email us and let us know! info( at )thefruitfulfield.org

The Fruitful Field “Non-Gardening” Volunteer Needed

Yes, you read that right. No sweating, digging through the dirt, battling bugs, pulling weeds or sunscreen required. The Fruitful Field is looking for someone to help us track data for the great things that are happening, i.e., vegetables harvested, volunteer hours invested, new crops