HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – To celebrate 50 years of community gardening in Honolulu, the city is hosting a free event at Foster Botanical Garden on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Admission to the event and garden are free, with the celebration featuring, educational displays, demonstrations, garden tours, entertainment, food, and of course lots of greenery.
The popular program has more than 2,000 gardeners growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and other bio-greenery.
The wait is 3 years to get a plot in one of the city’s 11 community gardens with plans to open more.
The community gardening program was founded in 1975 under Mayor Frank Fasi’s Administration, with the first community garden located in Makiki District Park.
Since then, the community gardening program has grown to 11 communities on Oahu.
In addition to the harvests that their garden plots yield, gardeners enjoy, social interaction, creative problem solving, recreational opportunities, and exercise in our parks.
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