Community Gardens

Clovis Botanical Garden is a water-wise demonstration garden sustained by the community through memberships, donations, grants and maintained by dedicated volunteers. The land is owned by the City of Clovis, bordered by Dry Creek Trail and Dry Creek Park. Clovis Botanical Garden is a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat.

Open: Wednesday – Sunday: 9 am – 4 pm
Closed: Monday & Tuesday, and select holidays

Location: 945 N Clovis Ave Clovis, CA 93611
(between Alluvial & Nees)

Admission: Free for children and adults.

Since 1970, Fresno Metro Ministry has actively advocated for the health and well-being of our community. Join us in in honoring our longstanding history of community action, as we enter a new era of "Learning, Connecting and Engaging to Achieve Healthy People and Healthy Places."

FOOD GLEANING EVENTS 2023

Courtesy of Fresno Metro Ministries Community Garden Coalition

From Plot to Plate Video

Food to Share

Food to Share is a community food partnership that provides unique opportunities to address both food insecurity and environmental solutions. This project, inspired by the Fresno State Food Recovery Network model, will increase access and availability of nutritious food to underserved communities in Fresno County. Additionally, the project will make significant contributions to the improvement of regional air quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and by encouraging waste diversion from landfills for renewable energy production in collaboration with Colony Energy and Caglia Environmental.

UC SAREP conducts research and education in support of agriculture and food systems that are economically viable, conserve natural resources and biodiversity, and enhance the quality of life and equity in the state’s urban, rural and Tribal communities.

Please join UCANR in congratulating Ruth Dahlquist-Willard as our new interim SAREP Director and lend your support to her in establishing this new framework to accomplish our collective goals.

Visit their new website to learn more about this great program. 

Yosemite Village Permaculture Farm Brochure

YoVille Garden Leadership Team Agreements

Fresno Metro Ministry Partnership

There are two opportunities to help African American Farmers or youth in our Fresno Community. Farms to Grow and the Freedom School. See information below. 

Farms to Grow is seeking volunteer support from the Fresno community. We invite you and your team to engage with a Black Farmer and develop your agricultural skills. As part of the Fresno Rural Farm Field Project, participants are given the opportunity to learn farming traditions from an elder and make a difference for the benefit of the local community. Volunteers will need to bring their own gloves, hat, closed-toe shoes or waterproof footwear, and a water bottle!

At Farms to Grow we encourage the promotion of sustainability and legacy of Black Farmers, including the next generation of small farmers. We work towards improving the access to food markets including schools, restaurants, and individual consumers for Black and underserved farmers.

With gratitude,

The year-round vegetable farm and job-skills program is an investment in the city's African-American youth. Click to see more!

“When the children come [to the Freedom School], they see a sense of self, a sense of love, a sense of purpose, a sense of someone to care about me,” Harris said. “At the Freedom School, we are about character-building. We’re about discipline. We’re about having fun.”

Here's a TED Talk by the President of African American Farmers of California, Will Scott Jr.:

Our student volunteers from our local schools have been great! They continue to be the strength that helps expand our community garden. With their help, our community gardeners and our local food distribution centers have benefited. We invite all students, families and individuals to join us during our Open Garden Days.

Knowledge is key to successful gardening. With our partners, we continue to provide enlightening gardening and wellness workshops open at no cost to gardeners of all levels.

The UCCE Master Gardeners Fresno County continue to support our efforts to create a sustainable community garden.

For events at this garden click here

The Garden of Hope is located at the Dream Center right across the street from the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden of the Sun on Winery Avenue. The Discovery Center is also located near both sites. 

The Dream Center offers many programs to find out more click here. 

Have gardening questions or concerns
Contact our Master Gardener Helpline 
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm 
Phone number: 559-241-7534 to talk with a Master Gardener 
Or e-mail us: mgfresno@ucanr.edu

Life Labs Community garden help

To help advocates work with local governments to adopt these types of policies, NPLAN, a project of ChangeLab Solutions, developed this policy package that includes model language that can be incorporated into local land use guidelines. We also recommend that you look at our model policies, which can help advocates work with local governments to create and sustain these important neighborhood resources

• ANR Resource: List types of community gardens and lots of pictures and step by step instructionshttps://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8499.pdf
• UCANR Resources for School Garden Educators
• Click here to download a printable copy of Community Garden Toolkit: UCCE Fresno Master Gardners