Loma Linda resident outlines community garden growth, asks city to locate promised $5,000 in supplies

Amy Jones, who identified herself as the community garden leader, told the Loma Linda City Council that the garden opened in 2018 and has since shifted from individual plots to a shared community space focused on food production, education and community building. "We started replanting in 2021," she said, and described banana trees, a food forest and flower areas that now occupy what she said is about 0.8 acres.

Jones said the garden runs classes and donations programs and reported substantial volunteer engagement: "Last year, we had over 200 volunteers come through the garden." She said the garden works with local partners including Master Food Gardeners, Dave Wilson Nursery and Lowe's, and that donations by retailers have covered thousands of dollars in supplies.

A central concern Jones raised was procurement and use of a standing city allocation she said exists for the garden. "A few years ago, we received…