Join us this fall as we harvest the garden we planted together!

Join us every Thursday on the grounds behind City Peace Church at 4229 Brownway Ave. in Oakley where we’ve created a Children’s Community Garden filled with spaces for kids and adults to engage with nature, each other, and their own deepest selves.

In the Children’s Garden you’ll find:

• a full vegetable garden where we’ll plant, harvest, taste and cook with veggies and herbs

• black raspberry bushes and sour cherry trees where we can pick-n-eat

• a tree for climbing, accessible to kids aged 3 and older with their own caregiver’s supervision

• a wood chip corner with sit-upon toy diggers, stepping stones, and a busy board to help kids develop practical life and gross motor skills

• wildflowers, native plants, bird feeders, and a pollinator patch where we can forage, create bouquets, and watch nature in action

• a full garage we’ve transformed into a nature play space with dramatic play, sensory bins, a full library of children’s books and parenting/self-care books for adults, and, most importantly, a coffee maker!

• basic sports equipment for playing lawn games

• a picnic table and shade structure (coming soon!)

• a rain barrel (coming soon) to help us learn about the foundations of water for our bodies, communities and life on earth

Free street parking is available against the church building or on Brownway or Minot Avenues.

Each week this fall, we’ll use nature and garden themes to introduce self-care or emotional/social/mindfulness growth tools and conversation for parents and caregivers as well.

We meet outside/in the garage rain or shine. When the temperatures drop below 40 degrees, we’ll meet inside the City Peace building and end with the option of outdoor play.

To learn more about what we do at our family playgroups, visit our FAQ’s page here.