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Chinatown Garden

The Chinatown Community Garden in Salinas is a project of the Service Learning Institute. It provides a free public green space to a low-income neighborhood, increases food production and builds community. The AmeriCorps garden steward Javier Rodriguez maintains the garden and coordinates volunteers and service opportunities.

Click on the photos below to view a slideshow. Learn more about the history of the garden and how you can get involved here.

More photos of the garden are posted in CSUMB's Flickr gallery.

An Asian bridge invokes the community's cultural history

Adopted beds in the Chinatown Community Garden

A scarecrow guards the produce

Roma tomatoes ripening in the Chinatown Community Garden

Onions growing strong in the Chinatown Community Garden

Lavendar adds color, fragrance and attracts pollinators

Local agencies and individuals adopt beds

The Chinatown Council enjoys lunch in the garden

Posted by Elizabeth MacDonald on Oct 18, 2011 -