Urban Garden Network


"The Motor Avenue Farmers' Market has transformed the area by providing a weekly community gathering place and easy access to fresh, local, and sustainably-farmed food.  Its new and innovative Urban Garden Program takes the next logical step by educating our children and neighbors on the importance to our shared future of nutrition, sustainability and community cooperation."
                               - Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz

As an extension of the Motor Avenue Farmers Market, the Urban Garden Network aims to promote the health, synergy, and self-reliance of its local community. The Urban Garden Network has six interconnected urban open space gardens: two garden parklets on Motor Avenue, one community garden on Motor Avenue and three local school gardens at Palms Elementary, Palms Middle and Overland Elementary. With the support of local officials, corporations, foundations and dedicated community members, our gardens are bringing joy and education to Palms residents. Our gardens are equipped with new fruit and vegetable seeds and seedlings, planter boxes, tools, decomposed granite paths, shaded teaching areas, additional seating, a secure storage shed, designated compost area and expanded drip irrigation.

In all, the gardens will have a variety of benefits:
  •  Improves food quality and nutrition
  • Heightens community health and sustainability
  • Creates opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
  • Stimulates social interaction
  • Preserves green space
  • Promotes self-reliance
  • Improves the quality of life for neighbors
  • Catalyzes neighborhood development
  • City beautification
  • Resource efficiency
  • Reduces urban heat island effects
  • Stimulates intergenerational and cross-cultural synergy
  • Provides income and economic development opportunities
Our Palms Elementary Garden just underwent an amazing makeover thanks to the help of La Victoria Brand! See the video below!
We are extremely excited about this program and hope you share in our enthusiasm! We strongly encourage your involvement in whatever capacity you see yourself fitting in. If you are interesting in having a plot in our community garden (which is still under construction), fill out the form at the bottom of this page!

Check out this great video from TED on community gardening: Ron Finley_Guerilla Gardening