Farmacy Rx Community Garden
The Farmacy Rx Community Garden grows healthy produce for the Rochester community, supporting a produce prescription program and the six pillars of lifestyle medicine.
Growing A Healthy Community
The Community Garden creates a space for the community to connect and embrace the six pillars of lifestyle medicine. The garden also enabled us to introduce a produce prescription program utilizing fresh fruits and vegetables grown by the community.
Our Purpose
To invite health care providers to prescribe healthy produce as medicine, feed the hungry in the community, and teach the lifestyle medicine principal of nutrition. Several free community classes were planned to educate the public, including youth and family focused programs.
The Garden
The garden was created in the open lot adjacent to Rochester Clinic. The project was lead by Kim Sin and Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick with collaborative effort from UMR faculty and staff, and community growers. Special thanks to Rochester Sand & Gravel for donating soil for the garden.
Get Involved
Let's grow our health together! If you would like to join us to grow more foods for the community, please contact us.
- • Individuals, business groups, or community parties can pledge a garden area
- • Help turn our turf and prepare the edible garden for planting
- • Donate vegetable plants, organic soils/compost, or garden funds
- • Assist with outdoor education classes
