Nov. 7 symposium "Planting the Seeds for a Growing Future"
Summary
Committee members with long histories in youth gardening proposed following the November symposium with school gardens and horticulture career pathways for young people who may not need a college degree.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Grants bring in $55,000 spent to date plus up to $105,000 pending, with modest matches from the city's tree fund.
Local students could gain hands-on science learning and career options in horticulture.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Sustainability - Oct 15, 2026
A free community symposium on horticulture, food, and regenerative design from noon to 5 p.m. at the Leepa-Rattner Museum campus, co-planned with the museum under a Creative Pinellas grant. Speakers include FarmNet leaders, an urban farm educator, and a regenerative designer flying in from Canada.
Sustainability - Sep 17, 2026
Committee members with long histories in youth gardening proposed following the November symposium with school gardens and horticulture career pathways for young people who may not need a college degree.
Sustainability - Jul 16, 2026
The city is finishing a $55,000 three-phase forestry grant — nearly 7,000 trees mapped, a management plan adopted, and 34 new trees going into parks, ponds and rights of way. Two more grants are pending for a new tree inventory and storm-resilience pruning, but staff warned state forestry grant money may slow next year.
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