The Hi Neighbor Community Gardens initiative is a 6-month pilot project designed to create temporary community gardens in vacant and unused spaces throughout Anaheim into temporary community gardens that pulls together hundreds of families and strengthens neighborhood relationships. At the end of the pilot program, our goal is to have created a community garden in each of the neighborhood districts.

Neighbors are gathering, first in groups of twos and threes, and then in bigger and bigger groups each coming week to help plan, build, and organize these gardens. Businesses and non-profit organizations are jumping in to be a part of this community-wide movement. We invite you to be a part of these gardens too.

There are three Hi Neighbor community gardens, one in West Anaheim, one in South, and one in the East. We are excited that three plots of land have been identified as available vacant spaces to begin these gardens, each location has access to a great residents and groups who are beginning to participate in this neighborhood program.

In central Anaheim, the Hi Neighbor Community Gardens program is supporting a group of residents within the Anaheim Colony that have already led the way in promoting community gardening. Known as "Anaheim Community Gardens" this group was formed in the fall of 2011 with a focus on establishing a community garden in the Colony. To learn more about this exciting garden please visit www.anaheimcommunitygardens.com

Kindness Matters. Neighborhood relationships matter. Not only will these gardens be a great way to make new friends and get to know your neighbors, but they will also help to beautify the City and help us move towards a more resilient, sustainable future. We hope that you will join us as we work together to build a stronger, more beautiful Anaheim.