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Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 Insects are everywhere in the garden, but, as our GrowCity Youth discovered...

While summer is officially over and school has begun here in South Florida, here at the...

Our vegetable season may be nearing an end, but we have many reasons to celebrate. We’re...

We’ve been working hard in the fields and we’re excited to see green beans, arugula, mizuna,...

In addition to weeding, mulching (and sweating) through the hot South Florida summer days, we have...

On March 10th the garden opened its gates and with GrowCity youth as their tour guides...

We’re very pleased to announce this year’s Exclusive Farm-to-Table event on Saturday, Feb 10th starting at...

We’ve partnered with the NW neighborhood of Pompano to build and grow a Community Garden/ Micro...

Come this Saturday to tour fruit trees and vegetable rows- Chat with our amazing GrowCity interns...

Pictured are a few of GrowCity interns for this year.  GrowCity teaches organic farming, job readiness...

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Summer is still hot but our main veggie season is coming soon!!!   We are sorting...

  Summer is off-season for us which means prepping for on-season.  That doesn’t mean we stop...

Our Second GrowCity youth farm and table program has wrapped up with great energy and success:...

Only 4 places left!!! We’re very pleased to announce our next Farm-to-Table event on Saturday, March...

Our Spring Thing — March 4, 2017 Saturday 9:30 to 11:30!    

SOLD OUT! We’re very pleased to announce our next Farm-to-Table event on Saturday, January 28th starting...

Garden and Good Food Fans, Have someone on your list who has everything and loves good...

Our first Farm to Table dinner partnering with Chef Piero owner of Pomodoro Restaurant.  Dinner featured...

SOLD OUT!   We’re very pleased to announce that The Fruitful Field’s Farm-to-Table event at Pomodoro...

We are looking for Harvest Help on Friday mornings! Work with our harvest team to harvest...

GrowCity started Monday October 3rd with 10 enthusiastic youth ready to learn job skills, farming basics,...

Welcome to this season’s Garden/Farm Interns! Along with our returning Garden/Farm Manager Tracy, we’re in for...

Youth Education Specialist: Urban Farm “At The Fruitful Field we grow people; in the process a...

The beginning of the season — we are starting to fill up our nursery with seedlings...

We’re ‘hiring’ for our big season! Inviting applications for our full -season Garden-Farm Intern Program (not...

As we wrap up our main growing season we use tools such as this “tunnel” with...

We are sooooo proud of these guys!! Gardening, Mulching, Speaking, Cooking, Creating works of Artistic expression,...

A Fruitful success! Check our Facebook page for full galleries of photos on the sold out...

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Our January workday with Florida House Alumni was another great day to be doing fruitful work...

Great turn out and great tour guides thanks to Grow City Farm & Table youth program!...

Join us on Saturday Nov 21st from 9am – 12 noon for our Volunteer Work Day...

The weather has cooled, veggies are growing and folks of all ages are tending their individual...

Do you love eating local vegetables, produced with organic methods? Harvested within hours of being sold?...

Meet 3 of our 4 dedicated interns and our Garden/Farm Manager Tracy! Just a few of...

Don’t Forget! Organic Seedlings for Sale by donation tomorrow: Saturday September 19th!! From 9:30am till 11:30am...

We have CSA Garden Shares available! Click our Garden Shares Tab or this Link to sign...

Want to learn how to be a Garden-Farm Pro? Become a Fruitful Field Farm Intern!! Learn...

Imagine a future world where teens really have it tough:  Though they would like to have...

Great end of Season news! This year The Fruitful Field produced over 5,100 pounds of produce!...

This Saturday May 16th is the last workday of the season! Subtropical South Florida is getting...

Here’s the link for webpage version of latest newsletter. Enjoy catching up on spring in the...

Hey Fruitful Fans! This Saturday April 18 is our Volunteer Work Day–join us for great projects:...

All time record! 110 pounds of collards harvested this morning and headed to a food pantry...

60 pounds of Collard Greens harvested today! These beautiful greens are headed to a soup kitchen...

As many of you know Tea in the Garden 2015 was a huge success, it was...

Sell out crowd and no rain despite a dire forecast for the day. Fantastic group of...

Yes, it’s been rainy in Broward.  Yes, we’ve been rained on, but we want to share...

It’s cold outside (even here in So Florida!) but don’t worry, Saturday’s Volunteer Workday will have...

Thank Whole Foods Market Pompano!

It’s official, Whole Foods Market Pompano will be donating $1516.05 to the garden as result of...

The Whole Foods Market Pompano just opened and as part of their outreach to the community...

Click on our Tea in the Garden Link to purchase yours!

Gardens after the rain. We just thought it was a beautiful view! Come share the view...

  The Fruitful Field is pleased to announce our new partnership with HOPE South Florida! Today...

Did you know…we harvested over 4,000 pounds of food in 2014! Join our Garden-Farm this spring,...

Here’s a picture sample of today’s harvest 40 lbs of greens headed to a Boyton Beach...

  Hey Fruitful Fans! It’s the third Saturday and that means it’s our Volunteer Work Day...

The plentiful rain has pumped up our turnips to the size of baseballs, broccoli is “heading...

Watermelon radish

November 15th Saturday Volunteer day at Fruitful Field Parkway– A Great day! Click the “Post” link...

Weekend Update from our Cokesbury site: Weather cleared up nicely today after several days of rain....

Farm Shares season in full swing and tasty Mustard Greens with mushrooms and onions to try...

Our Fall Kickoff is Saturday October 18th–Don’t miss it! Hey Fruitful Field fans from all climes,...

Starting September 23rd and continuing for the next 10 weeks we have Zion Lutheran students doing...

Great Workday at our Cokesbury Site on Saturday–lots accomplished before the rain started. The Tomato seedlings...

The Fruitful Field CSA Program from Fruitful Field on Vimeo. Check out our video and click...

Can you take the heat??! It’s August and the Sun’s blazing, no doubt about it….. Join...

  Breaking Ground at Cokesbury! (post by Eric Gibian- Site Coordinator at The Fruitful Field at...

The Fruitful Field Organic Garden-Farm Intern Program “At The Fruitful Field we grow people; in the...

Summer Garden News It’s summer at our sub-tropical garden!  Unlike places up north that doesn’t mean...

A great off Campus June happening for the Fruitful Field VBS at First United Methodist in...

Hey Fruitful Field volunteers, we have a volunteer day this Saturday June 21st.  We prepping and...

  Fruit tree pruning class at the Fruitful Field! Saturday June 14 at 9:30am! Free. We’ll...

We’ve picked a name! The new tractor is named Ferdinand! Congrats to @Meg McKenna, a faithful...

Some snapshots for the month- stay tuned for further big announcements!

From 9 am to noon. Help prep our garden for a summer of mulch and renourishment....

23 Horses just arrived on the property…well, sort of… Say hi to our new tractor! Thanks...

Check out this article in our local Newspaper the Sun-Sentinel it’s about The Fruitful Field, Parkway United Methodist,...

Here’s a great video showing a day in the life of the garden on vegetable harvest...

We are tractor shopping at the Field!!! Thanks to the huge generosity of the “Gardening for...

Check out our workday album   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.681945061863072.1073741850.126126377444946&type=1

  Come help us work in the dirt! Volunteer Workday this Saturday, March 19 from 9am...

Think weekends are the only busy time at the garden? Think again! Here’s 5 of the...

Treasure in the Garden: Introduction:  Five years ago — after a massive rainstorm we had our...

  Hey garden enthusiasts, don’t forget that this Saturday, March 15th, is our monthly volunteer day....

Follow the “Post” link below to see more pictures from another great Tea in the Garden!...

  Thank you all for such a great event!  We had over 60 volunteers, 140 guests...

If you’ve been waiting until the last minute wait no longer!  We are 48 hours from...

Hey great Garden Volunteers, Don’t forget, this Saturday Feb 15th is our 3rd Saturday Volunteer day...

Our fabulous artist-in-residence is getting his brush and canvas warmed up for Tea in the Garden....

A beautiful salad by our volunteers today. Don’t forget to buy your tickets soon! Our tables...

  Hey Folks, our Volunteer Workday is this Saturday, January 18th. Come for work, sun, and...

Check out this link on our website to order tickets.

Christmas at the Garden! The freshest locally-grown salad harvested this morning–thanks to our friend Chef Shannon...

Greens Challenge begins November 20 Each week for 7 weeks you get approximately 5 bunches of...

  Come volunteer this Saturday at our Garden WorkDay from 9AM-12PM! (Don’t worry we won’t make...

Stop by on Saturday and see what’s new in the Garden!  

  You were right! This Saturday (Oct 19) is our Volunteer Work Day! Join us from...

It’s been a good week of work at the Fruitful Field, our amazing Interns, Amanda and...

Garden Work Day this Saturday Sept 21st! Come join us to move mulch, prep grow beds...

We had over 20 folks help us deck out the community plot section of the Fruitful...

Bananas, vegetables and great gardening are all part of our Fruitful September

 Saturday, August 17th, is the third Saturday of the month and that means it’s our Volunteer...

Have you been looking for a local source of fresh vegetables and fruit? Would you like...

Stop and watch the rain! The Fruitful Field is taking a break this month; instead of...

  Wondering what’s growing in our tropical South Florida garden right now? It’s really hot and...

Though it was a hot as a sauna our brave volunteer crews got lots done, putting...

Volunteers last Saturday got to sample this amazing garden pineapple! Official 3rd Saturday workday this Saturday,...

by Mari Carl Duffer When I first arrived at The Fruitful Field in the middle of...

Come prepared for some great outdoor garden projects! 9am to noon  

Thanks to the group from the  JARC Ability Garden Club for the great field trip and...

  Great visit and mini-work-day with interns and staff from ECHO International this past Saturday! We...

Strawberries are loving our cooler than normal spring!

  Great visit by the football team (30+ Students) from Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy, McDonough, GA....

  Great growing news, on March 30th we passed a mile marker– 1,000 lbs of vegetables...

  It’s potato harvest time!!! Why? It’s nearly St Patrick’s day! Come for our 3rd Saturday...

February 23rd 2013 A lovely chapter in stories from the garden. Anchored by a sell-out crowd gathered about...

Enjoy! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.489873361070244.111451.126126377444946&type=1&l=fbf0f246e6

Here are just a few of the pictures from our sell-out Tea in the Garden!  We’ll...

Thanks to Whole Foods Market Coral Springs for donating towards Tea in the Garden! Organic tea,...

As you may notice from looking at Ticket Purchasing options we Sold Out of most Seats...

Our February workday is this Saturday (the 16th) from 9:00 AM to noon. Come help us...

As of Monday Feb 11– we only 35 tickets left!! Since we have limited seats, this...

After you buy Tea Tickets check out our January Slideshow!

Come help make the garden even prettier–Tea in the Garden is coming soon! Workday this Saturday...

    Black-eyed Peas and Collard Greens…start 2013 with great taste! Stop by the Garden on...

Enjoy browsing our photos from 2012! Great Community Gardening, Food Pantry plots, Veggie Rows and Work...

This Saturday (Dec 15th) is our Garden workday. Work times are from 9:00 to noon with...

Yes, It’s finally true. The next batch of Fruitful Field raw honey is bottled in 8oz...

What’s Flavio from the Fruitful Field been up to this week? Presenting at ECHO’s Global Agricultural...

We have some Buzz…so Bee alert…a limited batch of golden elixir honey is on it’s way...

9am to noon this Saturday.  Rows, planting corn, planting sunflowers.

What a great day yesterday! Thanks to everyone who came out. Check out the slideshow below....

Zion 7th Graders were working in the garden this morning:  This was one of their projects–...

Move dirt, mulch trees, care for vegetables, help make the growing season great! The S. Florida...

It’s the first Saturday of the month so it must be Community Plot Day! Come work...

Help us from 9:00 to 12:00pm Saturday September 15th. Among the projects: Back super plots: construct...

For South Florida the big season for vegetables and herbs is winter: September through May–not the...

We didn’t get a strong hit at the garden during our recent bout with a tropical...

Building new super plots, papaya circles, and picking okra with watermelon providing sweet relief!

Summer Fun.  Help us ramp up for major new vegetable plots for the fall.  Move dirt,...

Hello Fruitful Field Fans: Been thinking it’s time to get into the local food scene and...

  The Fruitful Field is growing this summer!  We are growing our ability to plant vegetables,...

Do you live in South Florida? At The Fruitful Field we would like to know more...

Work on all kinds of projects such as remodeling pantry food plots, working on citrus trees,...

Three months ago the Zion Lutheran 6th, 7th and 8th graders started their hard work at...

If you aren’t on our Facebook you may have missed seeing some of the progress on...

Tea in the Garden 2012 – A Beautiful Community Event! A Big Thank You to everyone...

A big Thank You to everyone who came out and supported Tea in the Garden 2012!...

The Big Event is almost here, and the garden is looking great! Today’s weather forecast for...

Help us get ready for Tea in the Garden! To prepare for our annual ‘afternoon in...

 Here’s the link for tickets:  teainthegarden.info

Happy New Year!!!  Potatoes planted in the straw (see above) are popping out. Our winter vegetables,...

Our Food Pantry Plots keep growing- Greens of many kinds, Broccoli, Corn, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Onions, Daikon...

Lots of great Growing Season projects. Shaping and Planting a new straw bale row for vegetable...

Dear Fruitful Field Friend, If you haven’t helped on a workday recently or visited the garden...

As promised, we will be having our next workday the third Saturday of the Month-this October...

Another great Saturday workday at the Fruitful Field. Harvesting, Planting, and Things done. Lots of energy...

Keep Planting for the Fall Veggie Season! So….Saturday September 17th we need your help to plant,...

Sweet Potato Harvesting and replanting, food pantry plot cleaning and replanting, plant nursery work, great truly...

Background on The Fruitful Field Intern experience: The Fruitful Field’s work involves creating access to food...

Autumn in South Florida means back to school and hurricane season, BUT more importantly for The...

Our July workday started out with a tropical downpour but soon brightened! From visitors from Cooper...

Hot as blazes–fun as a cold watermelon! –Join us for your mid-summer work out. Projects of...

Jorge is one of our new volunteers from Foot Print to Success Clubhouse a non-profit in...

Friday dawned warm and tropical at The Fruitful Field and the action began with a group...

Check out our FRUITFUL PROJECTS tab for a list of ongoing Active and Potential Projects: http://futurefield.thefruitfulfield.org/?page_id=63...

The weather is warm, the sun bright, the trees are growing and we are having fun!...

Yes, you read that right. No sweating, digging through the dirt, battling bugs, pulling weeds or...

It has been an exciting winter with lots going on in the Garden: Planting, harvesting, building...

Just because it’s a weekday doesn’t mean great stuff doesn’t get done. Here are some volunteer...

Our Tree day was good. Perfect weather and a variety of trees to plant, move and...

Do you remember when The Fruitful Field looked like this? and our trees looked liked this?...

Grow, Gather, Give Tea in Garden 2011 sparkled on a sunny late February afternoon and by...

Photo blog and pictures coming soon!!! Check back

Tomorrow February 26th is our 2nd Annual Tea in the Garden! As you can see we...

Thanks for a great workday and great photo opps! Lots of good iced Lemongrass Tea, community...

We will be prepping the Fruitful Field for a great Tea in the Garden the following...

Our annual Tea in the Garden is fast approaching–just 3 weeks away! Planting, weeding, and planning...

Come join us for another workday.  We have all kinds of projects: digging, planting, rock moving,...

Thank you volunteers for another great day of planting food pantry plots, seeding new legumes, mulching,...

The New Year is here!  At The Fruitful Field that means more growing, more community, and...

Well, really they were logs, not sticks–a big thanks goes out Andy and his strong friends...

HO HO HO Sun and good weather keep The Fruitful Field plants and trees growing fast...

Kids love field trips to The Fruitful Field! It’s a great time for the volunteers also....

Saturday’s workday had two major projects both aimed at increasing food production for the community: 1)...

Here are a few organic options from Home Depot and Walmart–See you on Saturday at 9am!...

Hey Fruitful Mob, we have a great morning of work planned for Saturday Nov 13th! It’s...

On October 26th we took our first batch of the season’s food to Blessings Food Pantry...

The sun bright, the breeze mellow, the food good, the bananas ripe and lots of activities...

It’s October at the garden, so here’s a little decorating scene from one of our locals...

Check out our video on the new food pantry plots. Videos will become a part of...

The Fruitful Field (formerly Parkway-Tedder Community Garden) celebrates a new season! Join us for tours, food,...

Hi Fruitful Mob,  cool weather is happening (or breezy weather at least) and the days are...

Collards, Haitian Spinach, Eggplant, Lemon Grass, Persian Lime Figs, Bananas, Papaya, Sweet Potato, Basil Moujean Tea,...

On a tropical Saturday morning Episcopal clergy, laity, and a few others stopped by the garden...

Hi Folks, We will meet this Monday Sept 13th at 7:00 pm at Parkway UMC to plan...

This last Saturday morning Miguel was up to his Permaculture tricks once again. Alongside his trusty...

Getting a Food pantry plot ready to plant. Clearing up an untended plot. Saturday was a...

Time for Another Garden Meeting! It’s been a long time  😥  …. so  starting NOW these...

We are ready for many hands working on the 6 acres of the Fruitful Field  again!...

Summer heat and occasional downpours are working at growing watermelons and greens in the Fruitful Field....

When last we talked about Workdays we shared some of the pictures of our fierce efforts...

Here at The Fruitful Field — Parkway Tedder Community Garden– the rains are slowly starting to...

Thanks to everyone who came to the Work Day!  The hot sunny weather was tolerable as...

Varroom, Vrroom– Start your engines!  (Chain saw engines, that is!) Come see if your chain saw...

This last week has been hopping with activity as kids from Tedder Elementary are making it...

Hi! This will soon be our new website.  In the meantime check us out at Parkway...

On a beautiful warm South Florida day about one hundred 3rd graders from Tedder elementary came...

UPDATE: Memorial Service for Rick at Parkway United Methodist Church (site of the garden as well)...

Old fashioned Black Hen organic fertilizer (otherwise known as dried chicken poo)– Good for fruit trees...

On a gorgeous Tuesday morning almost 100 2nd graders ambled the few blocks from their school...

Check out what’s starting to grow like crazy in the food pantry plots, green beans! Tasty...

Thank you marvelous volunteers! What a great day of projects and sunshine at the garden! Remember...

If Saturday is sunny please plan on joining us by working on some great garden projects....

This Saturday promises to be a great morning of hard work and fun with an unusual...

When last we wrote, the rain had poured, stopped, and a rainbow had come out!  At...

Things looked a little iffy at 3:30 pm on Saturday the 27th, the afternoon of the...

Here’s the official ad: Here’s the link for Tickets Tickets PLEASE NOTE: TICKET PRICES HAVE NOT...

Check out this article written by the  Methodist conference on the Parkway Tedder Community Garden and...

Parkway Tedder Community  Garden is bursting with activity right now. Between (1) the “Tea in the...

Click here to purchase tickets now. All proceeds benefit the Parkway-Tedder Community Garden & Food Forest.

Things keep moving forward at the Garden!  Pastor Jim and his crew were busily sawing two...

Dear Friends, The Leadership Workshop has been postponed to a likely date of Saturday March 20....

High School volunteers do great in the garden, over winter break three volunteers helped put fertilizer...

Discover new ways to Celebrate Creation and Build Creative Communities A One-Day Workshop at Parkway United...

The week ending in December 19th was a momentous one in terms of rain! 7+ inches in...

On the morning of Tuesday November 17th 110 Second graders from Tedder Elementary lined up at...

We would like to thank everyone who came to our celebration this past Saturday!  Though the...

Everyone is invited to see the gardens, enjoy the entertainment, refreshments and fun activities! Saturday, October...

“We are doing this project in big part for people we have not met, or may...

Join us on Saturday, August 22nd, to plant more trees in our urban food forest at...

A little over a week after planting, here’s a little visual check in! After all the...

Saturday, July 18th, was a big success. All  the little citrus, mango, banana, tamarind, fig, allspice,...

Our fruit trees have arrived! Here are some photos of the gorgeous citrus trees that arrived...

Join us on Saturday, July 18th, to plant fruit trees and an urban food forest at...

Mark your calendars, July 18, 2009,  we will be posting more details here soon but that’s...

On Wednesday, July 8th,  a local youth group will be digging Banana circles! Yes, you heard...

Hope you garden folk had a great 4th of July Holiday!  Just a note to say...

The morning of Saturday June 27th was a great day for the smaller group of volunteers...

The new plants got a wonderful amount of water on Tuesday.  Of course the rain was...

First off, thank you to everyone that came out! We couldn’t have done it without you....

Today our first order of trees and groundcover arrived! The plants all look absolutely gorgeous. Everyone...

Our first tree planting workday is this Saturday, June 20th! We are very excited!  We have...

Our weekly garden meeting was tonight, and it went really well. We got a quick update...

Our first shipment of trees will arrive at the garden on Friday morning! We’ll have more...

So, this was the second garden workday so far. The goal for this workday was to...

I swung by the garden to do some weeding in my plot today, and I was...

We interviewed Fred Crandall of Traction Bobcat, to see if he would be able to aid...

Tonight was a successful garden meeting. We were able to discuss several issues that have popped...

Mary interviewed  someone on gutters, and got a drawing of recommended gutter placement for the church...

On Saturday about 10 of us gathered to really kick off the new summer permaculture project....