Thrive Gardens

Additionally, Thrive began the Lonsdale Community Garden, an area where neighborhood families own individual garden beds where they can plant, grow, and harvest their own crops.

Lonsdale Community Garden

1229 Louisiana Avenue

Ways to Be Involved

The garden has a beautiful white fence with two gates and 16 raised garden beds. While families have already started growing and harvesting plants there, we still have need for the following:

• mulch + topsoil

• trellis

• shrubs + flowers

• outdoor community message board

• benches

• rainwater collection system

• garden shed

• misc. garden tools

If you are interested in helping in any way please email volunteer@helpusthrive.com.

Thrive started several gardens in Lonsdale to combat food insecurity and beautify the neighborhood. Much of these green spaces are utilized to produce fruits, vegetables, and herbs for use in daily meals during Thrive’s programs.

Community ownership of garden

In order for the garden to be well-stewarded, there is a carefully thought out system of ownership. Families are selected for plots based on interest and need. Families must work to help create the garden and raised bed in order to own a raised garden bed. 

Donors provide:

• materials for raised beds

• soil

• water

• garden environment

  • benches

  • bordering shrubs and flowers

  • trellis + fencing

Families provide:

• labor (sweat equity)

  • building raised beds

  • managing plots

    • weeding

    • watering

    • harvesting

• seeds

• garden tools