Hillsborough County, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2025) - It's time for a pepper party.
Residents have opportunities in three different Hillsborough communities to learn more about pepper gardening this month with Homegrown Hillsborough's Plant Your Plate program.
Homegrown Hillsborough is a community development initiative led by Hillsborough County Extension Service that seeks to create a network of community organizations with a mission to support a strong food system.
Residents ready to get serious about pepper gardening can learn from the pros at three different Hillsborough County locations. Extension agents will teach classes geared to help budding gardeners master the pepper. Residents can sign up for the free classes here.
At each location, there will be five weekly hands-on demonstrations with freebies for the earliest arrivals and deep subject matter knowledge from the teachers.
Homegrown Hillsborough Plant Your Plate: Pepper Party
Apollo Beach Community Garden, 664 Golf and Sea Blvd., Apollo Beach, FL 33572
- Tuesdays, starting Sept. 23
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 2200 N. Oregon Ave., Tampa, FL 33607
- Fridays, starting Sept. 26
Jackson Heights/Bethesda Community Garden, 3302 E. 22nd Ave., Tampa, FL, 33605
- Saturdays, starting Sept. 27
The vision of Homegrown Hillsborough is to foster an integrated food system that is diverse, reliable, and creates opportunities for active participation.
Hillsborough County Extension Service, in partnership with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, offers a variety of interesting educational classes, seminars, and workshops on topics like parenting, youth development, gardening, nutrition, money management, agriculture, and professional certifications reviews and exams.