ECHO Community Gardens

11/30/2012 ~ 18 comments

This fall, some of the ECHO interns had the opportunity to visit The Fruitful Field, a garden project on the Eastern side of Florida, in Pompano Beach. Our time together there was quite rich. ECHO ...

Community Gardens Events

09/17/2012 ~ 23 comments

Want to learn more about Community Gardens? Whether you are interested in starting a garden, are a part of an existing project, or want to connect with gardens in your community, ECHO has a couple of ...

Telling Our Stories, Celebrating Our Place

08/21/2012 ~ 0 comments

Southwest Florida is rich with garden resources: three growing seasons, availability of a wide range of tropical/temperate fruits and vegetables, and (perhaps most notably) communities rich in human ...

Agriculture Programs and New Neighbors

07/10/2012 ~ 0 comments

Have you come across gardens or agriculture projects in your communities that are specifically designed to facilitate intergenerational and cross-cultural connections? How about those that ...

Community Food Security

06/12/2012 ~ 22 comments

We would like to draw your attention to an article published by the Community Food Security Coalition. What is Community Food Security? Mike Hamm and Anne Bellowed define it as a "Condition in which ...