​       Healthy 22nd Street is a ​Garden Steps project,  which is a multi-agency collaboration working to achieve the mission of improving the health of our community by increasing access to fresh produce through gardening.  
​Healthy 22nd Street creates multiple opportunities to garden along 22nd Street.  In addition to a demonstration garden on 22nd St, it includes 30 Front Yard Gardens, education, community engagement, gardening/health/nutrition workshops.  There are 9 community partners located near to  22nd Street. Interested community members will be able to establish their own front yard garden by sending email to [email protected] 
​See 2022-23_report.docx
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Families, Schools, Neighbors, Healthcare Providers, and Community Gardens - Growing Healthy 22nd Street - One Garden Step at a Time   
      The Coalition of Community Gardens  is a partner in the Garden Steps project that was awarded 2nd place in the Healthiest Cities/Counties Challenge, sponsored by the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Counties, funded by the Aetna Foundation. The $50,000 award is being used to increase gardening in identified food desert areas, starting in East Tampa with the Healthy 22nd Street Initiative. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THE HEALTHY 22nd STREET GARDENS: [email protected]

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT STARTING YOUR OWN COMMUNITY GARDEN CLICK HERE:
10stepsstart.pdf
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April 23 - Earth Day workshops