CAL - Agriculture Center for Research & Education

Join us to transform empty lots into thriving community gardens.

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Growing Together

We transform empty lots into thriving community gardens across California.

Volunteers planting vegetables in a sunny California community garden.

Volunteers planting vegetables in a sunny California community garden.

A colorful assortment of fresh fruits and herbs harvested from a home garden.

A colorful assortment of fresh fruits and herbs harvested from a home garden.

A smiling family learning gardening techniques from a video lesson on a tablet.

A smiling family learning gardening techniques from a video lesson on a tablet.

Our Mission

Providing free lessons and garden kits to help Californians grow their own food.

Our Work

Turning empty lots into thriving community gardens across California.

Community Gardens

Volunteers planting vegetables in a sunny California community garden.

Volunteers planting vegetables in a sunny California community garden.

We transform unused spaces into green, productive gardens for everyone.

A close-up of hands planting herb seedlings in rich soil.

A close-up of hands planting herb seedlings in rich soil.

A family happily tending to their home garden with fresh vegetables.

A family happily tending to their home garden with fresh vegetables.

Learning Tools

Video lessons and books tailored for California’s growing conditions.

Join us and receive a home garden package to start your own patch.

Membership Perks

Our Gardens

Snapshots of community gardens thriving in California.

A vibrant community garden with raised beds full of tomatoes, peppers, and herbs under a sunny California sky.

A vibrant community garden with raised beds full of tomatoes, peppers, and herbs under a sunny California sky.

Volunteers planting seedlings together in a freshly prepared urban garden plot surrounded by colorful flowers.

Volunteers planting seedlings together in a freshly prepared urban garden plot surrounded by colorful flowers.

Close-up of ripe strawberries growing in a small garden box, glistening with morning dew.

Close-up of ripe strawberries growing in a small garden box, glistening with morning dew.

Children learning about gardening, planting seeds in soil with smiles and curiosity in a community garden setting.

Children learning about gardening, planting seeds in soil with smiles and curiosity in a community garden setting.

Our Spot

Nestled in the heart of California, our center transforms empty lots into thriving community gardens.

Address

123 Greenway Blvd

Hours

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm