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The downtown Houma healthy community forum was held in January of 2019 and it was discovered that community members felt that there was a lack of fresh and affordable produce within the area. Live Healthy Houma partnered with St. Francis Vegetable Garden and the Helio Foundation to create Harmon Park Community Garden, a community sponsored garden responsible for bringing in 500lbs of produce to local families in need per year. The garden also serves as a learning site for food-insecure individuals to learn to grow, cook, and preserve produce through the Greauxing at Home program as well as through school field days and individual volunteering.
The garden is funded through community sponsors. If you would like to donate to this garden or become a sponsor, contact Amanda Gibson at 985-873-6495 or email agibson@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Do you have a green thumb? If not, maybe you want to learn more about gardening. Join us on our workdays at Harmon Park Community Garden led by experts at St. Francis Vegetable Garden. All produce from this garden will be donated to benefit local children in need. The garden is located at 445 Magnolia st. in Houma, La 70360.If you would like to volunteer your time with the St. Francis Vegetable Garden, sign up here, or contact stfrancisvegetablegarden@gmail.com.
If you would like to schedule a field day for your class or school, contact St. Francis Vegetable Garden at stfrancisvegetablegarden@gmail.com. We can also provide nutrition education in the garden upon request.
