BOCA RATON COMMUNITY GARDEN
About Us
We are located at 101 NW 4th Street Boca Raton, FL 33432.
BRCG is 1 1/2 acre of land near downtown Boca. It is located on the corner of NW 2nd Ave (Boca Raton Blvd) and NW 4th Street, adjacent to the new downtown library site.
Junior League of Boca Raton's Role
The Community Garden planning committee has written a comprehensive handbook, which includes a contract for gardeners, rules & regulations, and general gardening information. The handbook also establishes an organizational structure so the Community Garden can be launched to become a self-sustaining nonprofit to benefit our local community. We negotiated an agreement for land use with the City, and are working to raise funds to maintain our community garden.
City of Boca Raton's Role
Mayor Susan Whelchel approached JLBR to form the Community Garden partnership in Spring 2010. The City has been kind enough to offer 1 1/2 acre of land near downtown Boca, next to Library Commons, for the garden space.
Landscape Architect: Tonning & Associates, Inc.
A design for the garden has been donated in-kind by the award-winning, local landscape architecture firm, Tonning & Associates. Wayne Tonning of Tonning & Associates has volunteered his time and expertise as a valuable resource during the garden planning period.
Landscaper: Sunflower Landscaping & Maintenance, Inc.
Doug Fash of Sunflower Landscaping & Maintenance, Inc. has donated countless hours to oversee the planning and installation of irrigation and landscaping at the BRCG. He has been an indispensable resource as we transitioned from planning into construction and completion of the garden design.
Master Gardener: Betsy Pickup
Betsy is a volunteer who has completed 100 hours of horticulture education from the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service. As a Master Gardener she has helped with the Pearl City Community Garden, the Swinton Community Garden in Delray and the Poinciana Elementary School Garden in Boynton Beach.
Boca Helping Hands
At least 10% of what is grown will be donated to Boca Helping Hands.
About Junior League of Boca Raton
The Junior League of Boca Raton, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through effective action and leadership of training volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
Learn more about us on YouTube! There are seven videos available:
-Welcome from past, present and future Presidents of the Junior League of Boca Raton
-BRCG Mission Statement recited by current and future Chairwomen
-Landscape Architect presents his Design
-Mayor Susan Whelchel discusses our partnership
-Master Gardener talks about what we will grow
-A prospective gardener talks about how the community will benefit
-Boca Helping Hands discusses our relationship
