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Community Gardens
 

Community Gardens, A Space for Everyone
 

Community gardens are for everyone. They are an important source of both learning and recreation. Through gardening, students learn different subjects such as biology and sustainable agriculture. The issues around city gardening also can be a good experience to develop youth understanding and leadership about our food system.

Our YouthGROW Program is a good example of empowering Worcester's youth by learning about a sustainable food system. Every year, young residents participate in activities of organic farming and community building.
 
Seniors are another age group that has played a key role in the work of community gardens. They provide us with a wealth of knowledge about gardening and also bring their enthusiasm for gardening as a past time. On the other hand, according to elderly health specialists and social workers, time spent gardening helps seniors to reduce their stress and remain physically active.
 
Our School Garden Initiative is also an important aspect of the UGROW program.  By working with elementary schools to start classroom gardens we have helped cultivate future leaders in Worcester’s local food system as well as helped to create a healthy and fun school curriculum.
 
Community Gardens Map
 
Locations of the Community Gardens
  1. Abby's House Garden, 19 Crown Street
  2. Benefit Street Garden, 21 Benefit Street
  3. Booth Apartments Garden, 698 Lincoln Street
  4. Bell Hill Garden, Belmont Elementary School, 170 Belmont Street
  5. Block 5, 139 Green Street
  6. Bread and Roses, 392 Mill Street
  7. Broad Meadow Brook Garden, 414 Massasoit Road
  8. Castle Street Garden, 21 Oread Place
  9. Catholic Workers, 52 Mason Street
  10. Charlie Buffone C Garden, 99 Penn Avenue
  11. Clark Street School Garden, 280 Clark Street
  12. Community Garden at the Arboretum, 189 May Street
  13. Curran Apartments Garden, 201 Providence Street
  14. Dynamy Garden, 67 Cedar Street
  15. Elm Park Community School, 23 North Ashland Street
  16. Elm Park Tower Garden, 425 Pleasant Street
  17. Ely Street Garden, 5 Ely Street
  18. First Baptist Church, 111 Park Avenue
  19. Flagg Street School Garden, 115 Flagg Street
  20. Garden at Vineyard, 16 Vineyard Street
  21. Goddard School of Science and Technology Garden, 11 Richards Street
  22. Greenwood Gardens, 339 Greenwood Street
  23. Hawley Street Community Garden, 13 Hawley Street
  24. Hector Reyes Garden, 27 Vernon Street
  25. Illyrian Gardens, 545 Salisbury Street
  26. Jardin de la Casa de Oracion, 21 Canterbury Street
  27. Lafayette Place Garden, 308 Harding Street
  28. Lincoln Park Tower Garden, 11 Lake Avenue
  29. Oread Place Garden, 21 Oread Place
  30. Pernet Family Health Center, 237 Millbury Street
  31. Richards St./DISMAS House Garden, 7+9 Richards Street
  32. Standish Housing Garden, 773 Main Street
  33. Sullivan Middle School Memorial Garden, 140 Apricot Street
  34. Whipple Street Garden, 56 Whipple Street
  35. Winslow Park, Pleasant and Winslow Streets
  36. Worcester Educational Garden, 24 Chatham Street
  37. Worcester Senior Center Garden, 128 Providence Street
  38. Worcester Youth Center, 326 Chandler Street
  39. YouthGROW Main South Campus, 63 Oread Street
  40. YouthGROW Bell Hill Campus, 10 Granby Road
  41. Zion Greendale Garden, Zion Lutheran Church, 41 Whitmarsh Avenue
 

Last Updated 06/16/2010

 
 
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