Sea + Soil South Florida presents our FIRST Garden Party of 2026!
Join us at the Susan Whelchel Community Garden for the launch of our partnership with Boca Raton Urban Gardens to steward this beautiful land + community space. We will be hosting a Garden Party each month from June-September as an opportunity to connect with the Earth and eachother.
Bring a craft, your garden gloves, books to swap, a snack to share and enjoy getting off screens and into the garden! A special art workshop will be hosted by Yakira Valerio (@yakirav), where we’ll create hand-painted signs for available garden beds to support the growth + stewardship of this shared community space! The program will be followed by an optional sunset swim at South Beach Park Pavilion to close out our time together.
This is an invitation to the coastal community to cultivate safety, biodiversity, and reciprocity in and out of the water, through grassroots reparations for people + planet. BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, differently-abled folks always welcome and encouraged to beneit from our free, community nature therapy offerings!
What To Bring: plenty of water, snacks, sun hat, sunscreen, good shoes, any tools you have (shovels, gloves, rakes, garden gloves, etc.), bathing suit (if you’re joining us at the beach), an open mind and deep resepct for the land, the sea, and each other!
A special thank you to our summer beverage partner, Open Water, for helping us care for our community through the South Florida heat!
*Suggested Donation is $10-$100. All proceeds help continue our work helping to maintain the Susan Whelchel Community Garden + build our restoration programs in South Florida!
*No gardening experience required!
*All ages and abilities welcome! Small children are welcome with the supervision of adults.
*We love dogs, but for safety purposes, it is best to leave them at home :'(
*A Note on Allyship: When attending a Sea + Soil event, allyship to BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities is essential to cultivating safe and inclusive spaces for all. Our definition of allyship involves actively listening and prioritizing understanding of the cultures, histories, and systemic barriers of these communities that shape their unique realities. We advocate for leveraging whatever privilege we have to confront discrimination and microaggressions to stand in solidarity with marginalized individuals. We respect pronouns and identities, and refrain from appropriating or trivializing cultures that are not our own. Ultimately, we engage in allyship that centers BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ experiences and perspectives and actively supports their leadership within the community.