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Visit our Demo Garden in Downtown San Jose

Your next event should be in an urban garden. 

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What We Do

We collaborate with landowners, schools, and communities to develop sustainable garden programs, teach food and medicine cultivation, promote food security, and build resilient local food systems through education, resource-sharing, and environmental stewardship.

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African Ancestry Food Study is Live!

Upcoming Events

  • Pocket Market SoFA Park by Art Pocket
    Pocket Market SoFA Park by Art Pocket
    Sun, May 10
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden
    May 10, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden, 540 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113, USA
    ArtPocketSJ brings art material swaps, artists vendors and good creative energy to the SoFA Pocket Park every Second Sunday.
  • Open Garden at SoFA Park: Night Market
    Open Garden at SoFA Park: Night Market
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, May 21
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden
    May 21, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden, 540 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113, USA
    Third Thursday nights are for garden tours after dark, hands-on gardening, an open herbal tea bar, medicinal plant sales, and a vibrant night market. Come for the vibes, leave with a harvest.
  • Pocket Market SoFA Park by Art Pocket
    Pocket Market SoFA Park by Art Pocket
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Jun 14
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden
    Jun 14, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden, 540 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113, USA
    ArtPocketSJ brings art material swaps, artists vendors and good creative energy to the SoFA Pocket Park every Second Sunday.
  • A Day Away at the Garden  (BIH ONLY)
    A Day Away at the Garden  (BIH ONLY)
    Fri, Jul 17
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden
    Jul 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    SoFA Pocket Park Garden, 540 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113, USA
    BIH staff is invited to come and enjoy an afternoon of getting back to our roots.

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