Community Gardens of Tucson
Our vision is to create a stronger, healthier, more vibrant Tucson through our community gardens and partnerships.
Our mission is to build community gardens where Tucsonans grow food, work and learn together, and nurture well-being in our communities.
Come Garden With Us!
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Come Garden With Us!
If you’ve ever wished you could grow your own tasty organic food, Community Gardens of Tucson has a plot for you! We have 20 gardens located across the city, each with automatic irrigation and tools. And when you garden with us you become a member of a supportive gardening community that is with you every step of the way. Meet new friends and have lots of fun while enjoying your harvest!
We garden organically, practice water conservation and other natural methods to protect our environment. We create a space for sharing knowledge, cultures, and traditions between generations. We offer plot fee assistance and work exchange to those who need help and inspire each other through our programs. And we put Kids in Gardens.
We know we can only be strong when our gardeners are as diverse as the plants we nourish. We share, work, learn and grow together, especially during these challenging times… This is the heart of community gardening. Join us!
“CGT has been the place we run to to escape isolation. It helped me [when my hours were cut] and my wife because she lost her job…Economically, despite COVID we needed food…and we were still getting food from the community gardens.”
Our Latest News
CGT awarded National AARP Community Challenge Grant!
We’re one of 6 AZ organizations and 244 in the country to receive this award! Funding will go to our Blue Moon Community Garden to strengthen infrastructure, provide new programming, and increase outreach to Tucson House residents to build their local food knowledge and participation in Blue Moon Community Garden.
Read about it here and watch a Video About the AARP Community Grants here
Fry's Donates $15,000 to Help Fight Food Insecurity!
Fry’s presented this generous check to CGT during a community gardening revitalization event at the Pio Decimo Garden. And KOLD TV was there to film it!
Foundations' Generosity Strengthen our Community
Thank you to the Sprouts Healthy Community Foundation (pictured above at award presentation), the Graesser Foundation held at the Tucson Foundations, the Whole Kids Foundation, and the Tucson Foundations, directed by the Lohse Family, for their invaluable support!
Buy Beautiful Cards and Support Us
Artist Sandy Smith, also a CGT gardener, has designed greeting cards from images she has taken in our gardens. 50% of each sale is being contributed go directly back to CGT. And they make great gifts!
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Fall and Fun Planting!
Check out the latest news on gardening classes and tips, beautiful note cards, butterflies, and what to plant now!
Thanks to our Garden Adopters!
Thank you to the Long Reality Cares Foundation for sponsoring Chaverim Community Garden and to Lori Mares for sponsoring Mansfield! They are the first to sponsor one of our 20 community gardens located throughout the Tucson metro area!
Our Vision, Mission and Values
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Our Vision, Mission and Values
This video highlights our Vision, Mission and Values. Theses will be our guiding principles for this new decade and a changing world. To create a community where everyone is able to grow, share and learn. Together.
CGT is participating in the 2021 Millions for Tucson program, an annual city-wide fundraising event that last year raised more than $1,000,000 for hundreds of local charities. Your participation of as little as $25.00 will qualify you to win one of three amazing prizes, and 100% of every dollar you donate goes to support CGT’s programs!
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