HORTICULTURE/GARDENING

There are three seasons of gardening here in the New Port Richey area. Stories and event listing to help with that.

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

County News | Pasco addresses food insecurity and nurtures empowerment one garden at a time

September 1, 2023 michele525 Comments Off on County News | Pasco addresses food insecurity and nurtures empowerment one garden at a time

There’s a strategy to Pasco County’s community garden program and it’s not just about what’s being planted in the plots, said Pasco County Extension Director, Dr. Whitney Elmore who oversees the program with Community Gardens Program Coordinator Chris Carreiro. […]

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Community Spotlight | Want to join the urban garden movement? Here’s a way in

August 31, 2023 michele525 Comments Off on Community Spotlight | Want to join the urban garden movement? Here’s a way in

“There are so many things I like about this garden,” said volunteer, Amelia Maseda, a ten-year member whose plot was filled with sweet potatoes, papaya, white eggplant, Malabar spinach and rosemary. “I think what I like most about it is that it’s a safe, peaceful place for the community.” […]

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Working the Land: Urban Gardening Guru Jim Kovaleski Nurtures Food from His Front Yard to Your Dinner Table

January 31, 2021 michele525 Comments Off on Working the Land: Urban Gardening Guru Jim Kovaleski Nurtures Food from His Front Yard to Your Dinner Table

Seven a.m. on a Tuesday morning and Jim Kovalseki is up and at ’em in the front yard of his New Port Richey home, pulling bunches of radishes and turnips out of the soil as the sun gets to burning off the dewy mist that settled in overnight. […]

CALENDARS | ARCHIVES

How does your (summer) garden grow?

August 9, 2020 michele525 Comments Off on How does your (summer) garden grow?

Even with climate change bringing ever hotter summers, many local growers are finding ways to continue producing nutritious food, often by sowing different varieties of seeds that are conducive to growing here. […]