New Port Richey, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2018) – In late October, supporters of New Port Richey FarmNet delivered its initial donation of locally grown organic produce to Metropolitan Ministries, Pasco — over 60 pounds of locally grown organic sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes were grown at gardens affiliated with NPR FarmNet, including Grand Gardens and East Madison […]
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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (June 20, 2018) – Some participants in the Grand Gardens community garden gather to celebrate the garden’s enormous sunflowers growing next to the gardens’ sweet potato patch. Now in its third summer, Grand Gardens has over 1,000 square feet of sweet potatoes under cultivation in its community beds. Individual members are growing […]
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NEW PORT RICHEY, FL (Oct. 26, 2015) – Members and participants of the community and the East Madison Growers Association gathered in September to break ground for the new Grand Gardens on Grand Boulevard in New Port Richey. The project is being developed through funding and support from Friendship Farms & Fare, Nature Coast Real […]
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New Port Richey, FL – The Richey Community Orchestra will host a St. Patrick’s Day concert on March 15, 2015 featuring Irish tenor John Wilson. Wilson will sing “A Little Bit of Heaven,” “My Wild Irish Rose,” “I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen,” the “Kerry Dance” and sentimental favorite, “Danny Boy.” Another selection, “You Raise Me […]
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New Port Richey Mayor Rob Marlowe in his weekly blog on current events in New Port Richey. This week: “Community Spirit.”
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Folks in the municipalities and unincorporated urban areas of West Pasco may find this story about urban farming in Camden, New Jersey, encouraging, and perhaps inspiring. Published in Yes magazine, Kristin Moe’s “Meet the Tenacious Gardeners Putting Down Roots in ‘America’s Most Desperate Town’” offers a splendid account of what can be done when folks […]
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New Port Richey city government is holding a spring clean up day on June 21st–the first day of summer–from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The city will be providing dumpsters for residents to deposit unwanted material. A current Florida Driver’s License must be shown to a City employee at the dropoff site (must be a […]
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