Hayward Neighborhood Gardens

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The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District in collaboration with Hayward Neighborhood Association and the City of Hayward is in the process of creating a master plan for the Hayward Community Gardens. We expect to have a preliminary copy out soon. We expect work to redesign the new gardens to start soon after input from the community. The new gardens will be a park- garden space, with a play ground and a walk way around the garden. There will also be a picnic space and co...mplete meeting space. One of the ideas that we are exploring is a possibility of chicken farming for educational purposes. Please check back for updates and possible meeting dates for community input Malachi- HNG

Hayward Clean & Green Task Force has the Whitman site scheduled April 22 for clean up on Earth Day. 8:30-12. Any information about opening the community gardens?

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article122888129.html

"It’s impossible to estimate the number of urban farms across the country, since the efforts are so local. Some might start as a few neighbors planting together... on a vacant strip. Others are part of an organized effort through community organizations to provide jobs for inner-city residents to work on farms and sell produce, often in the midst of food deserts. One estimate is that there are as many as 100 full-fledged food forests, with a mix of trees and smaller plants in a succession of layers, in the United States. One Detroit group reports that there are 70 urban farms in that city alone that sell fruits and vegetables to local market outlets. The Chicago Urban Agriculture Mapping Project is trying to locate small produce gardens throughout the Windy Citya 2015 count found 830. There’s even a worldwide organization called Urban Farming that claims more than 63,000 small community gardens based in cities, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that up to 20 percent of the world’s food supply is grown in cities." From Floating Food Forests to Vacant Lot Crops, Urban Farming Is Taking Root Across America - Food is Free Project

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We love community gardens and we believe in their potential to create spaces that bring people together! "While their ability to improve food access alone, espe...cially among lower-income and under-served communities, is proof enough of their enduring value, community gardens areand have always beenabout much more than food. Indeed, they embody powerful placemaking strategies that are showing to have multiple and measurable impacts." See more

"I believe that every home must have a garden. After turning my tiny back yard into a food forest, I pestered the uMngeni Municipality for eight years to allow ...me to use a vacant plot, which residents used as a dumping site in Mpophomeni Township, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa to create a food garden. I thought that if I could turn this bit of unloved ground into a flourishing garden, I would be able to inspire others to do the same in their backyards. At first people wondered what was going on, but many already knew me, so they were not really surprised. Within a couple of months, with the help of community volunteers we created an abundant garden based on permaculture principles. Permaculture gardens can do many things to uplift a community. I would like to address the issues my community faces in a practical and sustainable way - to see them understand the importance of nature and caring for the environment where they live in their daily lives, every day. I can help them save money, water, energy and give them opportunities to earn money out of waste and gardening. One of the privileges of being a farmer is to be up when the sun rises. I often sit on the bench my brother made me admiring the veggies and enjoying the quiet." -Ntombenhle Metabo, South Africa. See more

Indian Blood Peaches, going into the freezer for winter use. This is a really beautiful peach, which is an old heirloom from Native Americans in Oklahoma. It is one of the few peaches that will start true from seed, as most heirlooms do.

We have fresh fruits for those around the gardens, IM if you want some