The Parker Community Garden provides an area for individuals and families to grow a garden, build and nurture community friendships, and gain gardening skills.
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Healthy La Paz
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Garden Location
Parker United Methodist Church
1300 South Ocotillo Ave. Parker, AZ 85344
Parker United Methodist Church
1300 South Ocotillo Ave. Parker, AZ 85344
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La Paz Seasons
Fall/ Winter (September- January) Spring/Summer (March-July) Plot Sizes & Fees
3ft X 12ft plot $35 3ft x 6ft plot $20 *Fee goes to the Church for Water & must be submitted before each growing season Contact information
Community Health Outreach Program 1016 Hopi Ave. Parker, AZ 85344 (928)669-1062 Ext. 100 or 106 |
Garden Information
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Creating a safe space for community members to plant and harvest fresh produce in their neighborhood. The Parker Community Garden has seven plots connected to an automated watering system making it easy for all members. In 2016, we started with wooden plots that were low to the ground. In 2018, cement bricks were donated and used to create higher plots to make it more accessible to all community members.
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2016 Wooden plots
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2018 elevated & updated plots
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What does a garden do for the community?
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Food Access
Limited access to healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, is a major barrier to healthy eating. Community garden helps promote healthy eating and access.
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Education
Gardening is a learning experience its takes the right amount of sunlight, water, air, and nutrients at the right time. Parker community garden doesn't only provide a space to garden. We also provide expertise and experience with the help of local Master Gardeners, The University of Arizona programs, and AZ Health Zone's Seed to Supper: A beginners guide to low cost vegetable gardening.
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Physical Activity
Gardening is a recommended form of moderate physical activity. Community gardening can encourage more active lifestyles by providing children and adults the opportunity to exercise by stretching, bending, walking, digging and lifting tools and plants. It is also known to reduce stress.
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Environmental Benefits
Plants take in C02 and release oxygen, improving air quality. They naturally help clean the air and the ground and they also help local habitats of insects like bees pollinating.
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Gardening Resources
Seed to Supper A Beginners Guide to Low Cost Vegetable Gardening Course
Six week virtual online course to learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan your growing space, choose your crops, care for your growing garden, and harvest your bounty.
Contact: AZ Health Zone, Amanda Rowse, [email protected]
Six week virtual online course to learn low-cost ways to build healthy soil, plan your growing space, choose your crops, care for your growing garden, and harvest your bounty.
Contact: AZ Health Zone, Amanda Rowse, [email protected]
Master Gardeners Course
Contact: University of Arizona Extension Office, Don Alambam La Paz County Director, Assistant in Extension - FRTEP, Master Gardener Program, 928-669-9843, [email protected]
Contact: University of Arizona Extension Office, Don Alambam La Paz County Director, Assistant in Extension - FRTEP, Master Gardener Program, 928-669-9843, [email protected]
Environmentally Safe Garden Pest and Disease Control
- Neem Oil: is an effective, safe, and environmentally-friendly fungicide
- Insecticidal soap: will kill an insect's outer skeleton. It is useful against soft bodied pests like aphids, thrips, mites, and some caterpillars. It does not kill insect eggs and needs to be applied often as it only works when wet.
- Bacillus Thuringiensis (B.T.): is a bacterium that is poisonous to some insects
- Diatomaceous Earth
- Iron phosphate granules
Yuma Planting Schedule
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Ten Steps to a Successful Vegetable Garden
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University of Arizona Gardening Resources
Explore though University of Arizona many gardening publications. Take a look at the Publication Master Guide then copy and paste article name and publication code (i.e. AZ146) into the publication search to find the article.
