BOCA RATON, Fl, December 14th, 2025— Sunday morning, Boca Raton Urban Gardens held a food drive event at the Susan Whelchel Community Garden to benefit Boca Helping Hands. This community gathering brought together neighbors, gardeners, and local nonprofits for a morning focused on gardening, learning, and giving back. The event featured hands-on activities, including cassava and taro harvesting, plant education tables, and interactive garden demonstrations, as well as a garden tour and garden talks led by community partners.
Garden talks included an introduction to the Susan Whelchel Community Garden by Allan, Valentina, and Jonathan from Boca Raton Urban Gardens; “Soil Health” by Will from The Fruitful Field; and “Food Forest and Native Pollinator Gardens” by Gary from 2Day4Tomorrow. These were followed by a garden tour, which included sampling of edible plants, an introduction to the Swinton Community Growing Project, “Vegetable Gardening” by Melanie from Pearl City Community Garden, an introduction to Developing Interracial Social Change (DISC) of Pearl City, and concluded with an introduction to Community Servant Leaders.
Participating organizations alongside Boca Raton Urban Gardens included the City of Boca Raton, Junior League of Boca Raton, 2Day4Tomorrow, Developing Interracial Social Change (DISC), Community Servant Leaders, Pearl City Community Garden, The Fruitful Field, and Swinton Community Growing Project.
Sunday’s event also marked one of the first public gatherings at the Susan Whelchel Community Garden under its new operator, Boca Raton Urban Gardens, following a transition from the Junior League of Boca Raton, which remains involved through ongoing volunteer support.
The food drive event worked to raise awareness and support for Boca Helping Hands, a local organization providing about 300 meals daily with volunteer support. Plot leasing is available at the Susan Whelchel Community Garden, where community members can obtain annual leases for individual plots within the garden. Each plot holder is required to donate 10% of their harvest to Boca Helping Hands. For more information on the Susan Whelchel Community Garden, visit bocagardens.org/swcg.
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