Areas of Interest
Urban Harvest
1900 Kane Street
Houston, TX 77007
P.O. Box 980460
Houston, Texas 77098
713-880-5540/Fax: 713-880-5545
info@urbanharvest.org
Bob Randall, Ph.D., Executive Director
Laurel Smith, Ph.D., President
Annabell Lopez, Associate Director
Purpose Statement: To build communities from the ground up by promoting ecologically sustainable urban land use and horticultural practices to grow food and reduce hunger.
Publications: Quarterly newsletter; gardening
books including Year Round Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers for Metro
Houston by Bob Randall, Ph.D.; and free pamphlets.
Speakers Bureau: Organic education classes, approximately 5 per month on organics, sustainable food gardening, and gardening for wildlife; how to start a community garden class, twice monthly.
Major Events: Annual Fruit Tree Sale; Quarterly
Community Gardens Meetings held in various gardens; periodic organic produce
tastings; Fall Harvest Celebration; Annual Fundraising Gala.
Children’s Activities: School gardens, outdoor
classroom workshops for teachers; summer youth classes through MECA; and
gardening instruction for children in the Old Sixth Ward Garden.
Volunteer Opportunities: Building gardens, committee support, public outreach, office support, garden team support, and gardening at our Old Sixth Ward Garden.