Hello everyone, I hope you all have been staying cool and enjoying the continued summer rains. It has been another busy and productive month in the Food Forest, with several major projects completed, new educational programs underway, and plenty of exciting growth throughout the garden. The Garden Gets a Makeover The Food Forest has officiallyContinueContinue reading “Food Forest Update – September 2026”
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President’s Message September 2026
Hello, and welcome to our new format for the Newsletter. We can’t even begin to thank Jeanette Doyle enough for all her work to produce this Newsletter every month. She has been unwavering in her work. I hope you are all getting ready for the Plant Sale on November 14th. It will be bigger and better with some new vendors this time. The starter seedsContinueContinue reading “President’s Message September 2026 “
August 2026 Event Recap
August saw the launch of our Fall Semester of Junior Gardeners Academy. Our eager students had a blast planting eggplant, perpetual spinach and a “pizza garden” with all the herbs that make pizza taste like pizza on the first day of class. They started new bush beans, grew the the seedlings at home and returnedContinueContinue reading “August 2026 Event Recap”
Annual Membership Meeting September 2026
Our most important meeting of the year is coming up on September 15th at 6:30 pm. This is a must attend event. We will be updating our By Laws, updating the Description of Responsibilities for our board members and voting in our Getnew Board of Directors who will serve our garden and membership for theContinueContinue reading “Annual Membership Meeting September 2026”
From the Dirt to the Web: Hello from Your New Newsletter Guy
Hey Garden Family, If we haven’t crossed paths out by the beds yet, I’m Josh. I’ve been a member of the garden club since 2024 and have spent the last year helping out behind the scenes as your webmaster. Moving forward, I’m also stepping up to take care of our email newsletter. A little aboutContinueContinue reading “From the Dirt to the Web: Hello from Your New Newsletter Guy”
Junior Gardeners Academy 2026 Spring Graduation
April finished the last paid classes for the Spring Semester of our newly launched Junior Gardeners Academy; funded primarily through Step Up EMA scholarship participants for Home School Education. Our students learned how to grow produce to enter in the Hillsborough County 2026 Youth Vegetable and Fruit Show and we are elated to announce thatContinueContinue reading “Junior Gardeners Academy 2026 Spring Graduation”
Welcome to the Apollo Beach Community Forest Garden! First steps
Dear Apollo Beach Community Forest Garden members,After our Open House event last week many new community members have rented plots and become part of the exciting endeavor of the AB Community Garden. Thank you!We have some general information for you. Please visit the Community Garden Forum on the Club’s website for updates and volunteer tasks as well as useful informationContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the Apollo Beach Community Forest Garden! First steps”
Support local nurseries and get your veggie garden going!
At the Apollo Beach Garden Club and Community Forest Garden we are all about Community. This means supporting local businesses which in time benefits the local community and you! Many businesses have been affected by the pandemic. We know many of you are getting ready to plant your fall gardens. Why not respond to thisContinueContinue reading “Support local nurseries and get your veggie garden going!”
August-September volunteer tasks
The community garden currently needs work in the following areas. Keep adding mulch around the ADA Beds and entrance area, this is where we have the most foot traffic and where mulch gets compressed the most. In the small triangular space in front of the banana circle and next to the future meeting space weedsContinueContinue reading “August-September volunteer tasks”
A few updates and reminders for August
Updates In the past week the Community Garden members together with volunteers finished covering the beds that have not yet been leased to avoid any grasses growing in them.The soil on the south side has been moved and the space where the cement slab for the meeting space will be installed by the County hasContinueContinue reading “A few updates and reminders for August”