Urban Food Sovereignty Group | College of Arts & Sciences | University of South Florida

  • group at a farm tour
  • group touring a greenhouse
  • St Pete Youth Farm bus wrap
  • students touring a farm
  • farm crops growing
Dell and Will and Meg Stowe with a group of students in a garden

USF Botanical Gardens

The USF Urban Food Sovereignty Group and the Judy Genshaft Honors College collaborate on student-led garden plots at the USF Botanical Gardens. We explore growing different types of herbs and vegetables, learn about bee populations, local ecosystems, and much more. Students can take courses such as Agrarianism and the Sacred, Rooted in Place, or Food Justice.

Visit the Botanical Gardens 

Healthy 22nd Street

colorful garden beds on 22nd Street

The Healthy 22nd Street demonstration garden offers education, community engagement, health and nutrition activities, and new garden development opportunities.

St. Pete Youth Farm

community members eating at long table

The St Pete Youth Farm is a space to grow food, community, and future leaders all while giving back to the community.

Sweetwater Farm

Sweetwater Farm group

Sweetwater Organic Community Farm is a non-profit, community-supported urban farm and educational center that provides local organic vegetables and herbs to Tampa Bay.