Get Moving Urban Gardens program at Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market St. in Houston's Fifth Ward neighborhood. This Houston Health Department initiative provides hands-on vegetable gardening and urban agriculture education for community members. Participants learn to grow their own fresh produce, practice sustainable gardening techniques, and build food self-sufficiency skills. The community garden plots are maintained collaboratively, and harvested produce is available to gardeners and neighbors. The program promotes physical activity, healthy eating, community connection, and food security in neighborhoods with limited access to fresh produce. Source: Houston Health Department, houstonhealth.org.
Community context
About ZIP 77020
Total population
25,715
Median household income
$46,606
Poverty rate
27.8%
Uninsured rate
6.2%
Total population
25,715
Median household income
$46,606
Poverty rate
27.8%
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