Spaces of Opportunity/Farmers’ Market — Local services in Phoenix

Awesome place! May not look like much at first glance, but walk around and see what's growing and talk to the gardeners (farmers!), and there's a Miracle happening here!

In 5 short years, this large space transformed from a piece of abandoned property with multiple gangs cutting through it, to a vibrant group of gardens that feed families and provide organic food for CSA boxes and farmer's markets.

It's not "pristine" like most people think of gardens, it looks more like desert scrub bushes--the edible plants are nestled among the weeds which are planted as companion plants to ward off rodents and insects. It's not manicured, it's rough and real. All natural here, baby!

And the gangs still walk through to get to nearby stores, and they also show up on Saturdays to help! Door to door invitations to the surrounding neighborhoods have made this garden a true Community! On 2nd Saturdays, stop by and see a hundred plus volunteers of college students, neighbors, and other folks jamming to a DJ while they dig, plant, weed, clear, till and harvest, and form new bonds with all.

Partnerships with Desert Botanical Gardens, Orcott | Winslow environmental architects, The Orchard and other organizations are providing the garden design, infrastructure and soon canopies for their own permanent farmer's market.

No graffiti here, only colorful murals. No vandalism, only respect. No hate, only people coming together to learn and help each other and prosper. This is how it should be.

Please visit the Spaces of Opportunity website for information on Darin the visionary and Bruce the manager, and all that they've accomplished and what's coming in the future. Check out their events page, put a date on your calendar, and show up and experience a...

This is a great local community with a thriving garden and farmers market. They have volunteer opportunities for anyone looking to get their hands dirty. We volunteered with our Scouting troop and learned alot and had a great time. Everyone was very friendly and there were good vibes all around. Who knew you could grow so much tasty stuff in the middle of...

I love what had happened with vacant lots around Phoenix. Tiger Mountain is a brilliant concept with an excellent mission to help bring shared enjoyment of our shared community spaces.

I came for their anniversary event and was supremely happy to see the gardens are going great, the facilities are excellent, and Tiger Mountain has as much...