From the Ground Up Community Garden

Garden Show & Record Sale
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | From the Ground Up Community Garden, 501 N Hayne St, Pensacola, FL, 32501
There’s a garden show and record sale today, September 18, 2025, at the From the Ground Up Community Garden in Pensacola, featuring music by The Katie Dineen Band, Palm Meadow, and Neon Tomboy, and a local record vendor selling vinyl.

Open Mic Festival Kickoff
2025-09-30 18:30
A wonderful evening of phenomenal music in a beautiful setting
Showcasing our incredible Local Songwriters
The mission at From the Ground Up Garden is to build community while cultivating organic gardening practices, educating visitors about the wonders of the world, and creating ‘trail magic’ as a local gathering place for music and art. The garden is under the umbrella of The Hive Foundation Inc., which is a philanthropic arm of Julian and Kim MacQueen. The overall objective is Sustainability. They meet this goal by Building Community through Education, the Practice of Organic Food Gardening and Sharing, and Visual and Performing Arts.
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 6:00 PM
GATES OPENS AT 5PM
PBSF 2025 KICKOFF
OPEN MIC SHOWCASE HOSTED BY KATIE DINEEN
*LOVE DONATIONS WELCOME ($5.00 – $20 suggested)
*Love donations welcome to help support these and other events.

EcoKids 2025 & Earth Day
2025-10-07 17:30 - 19:00
EcoKids 2025 & Earth Day
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 – 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Speakers: Katie Dineen & Ric Kindle, EcoKids & Earth Day Project Leaders.
Bring whatever you would like to eat or drink & a snack to share if you would like.
Questions: Contact Christian Wagley at christian@healthygulf.org.
*LOVE DONATIONS WELCOME ($5.00 – $20 suggested)
*Love donations welcome to help support these and other events.

EcoKids: A Fall Earth Day Pensacola Event for Children and Families
2025-10-18 10:00 - 14:00
Join us for our fourth annual EcoKids event, this year hosted at the beautiful From the Ground Up Community Garden. EcoKids is a mini Earth Day festival focused on getting kids excited to learn more and connect to our Earth!
Multiple nonprofits and educators are coming together to make fun, interactive learning stations, including but not limited to:

Protecting dune ecosystems with the Dune Defenders!
Learning about local wildlife with the Wildlife Sanctuary of NW Florida!
Making art with natural paints and dyes!
Connecting to the Earth through music with Making Waves Music Therapy!
And so much more!

Local business AJ’s Market & Ice Cream will be giving away ice cream between 12 – 2 pm!
Thank you AJ’s for being an in-kind sponsor for EcoKids!
Local vegan food truck Pretty Baked will also be at From the Ground Up all day selling yummy sandwiches and other treats!
EVENT SCHEDULE:

10 am – 11 am: Free Range Exploration of the Garden & Listening to Local Musicians (who are kids!)
11 am – 1 pm: Learning Stations Relay: little learners will switch between booths every ten minutes to interact with all of the fun displays we’ll have set up around the garden.
When Ms. Elizabeth blows her conch shell, it’s time to go to the next station!
1 pm – 2 pm: Bag Monster Play, QLD Presents Dance Group, and more music!

LOCAL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:

AJ’s Market & Ice Cream – in-kind sponsor
Pensacola Mess Hall
Dune Defenders
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Wildlife Sanctuary of NW Florida
Valerie’s House
Open Books
Bike Pensacola
Making Waves Music Therapy
Pretty Baked Food Truck

*LOVE DONATIONS WELCOME ($5.00 – $20 suggested)
*Love donations welcome to help support these and other events.

Living Stories: A Night of Soundtracked Storytelling in the Garden
2025-10-18 18:00 - 20:00
Living Stories: A Night of Soundtracked Storytelling in the Garden.
You tell your story, musicians Jake and Kayla play. Live and improvised.

Open Mic.
15-minute maximum slots
Sign-ups start 30 minutes before. Stories of all kinds welcome
6-8 pm

LOVE DONATIONS WELCOME ($5 or more)

Celebrate Foo Foo Fest & Frank Brown International Singers & Songwriters - Garden, Art & Music
2025-11-09 14:30 - 18:30
Celebrate Foo Foo Fest & Frank Brown International Singers & Songwriters – Garden, Art & Music
Live Songwriter Round with Hane McLeaish, John Hart, Katie Dineen, & Love Byrnnevere.
Pre-event gardening and garden art activities.
Really Free Market
Sunday November 9th, 2025
300 Block of East La Rua
Gates 2:30 – Garden Fun
Music 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Love Donations Appreciated – (Suggested $5- $20)

Tree Pruning Workshop with our Florida Master Gardeners
2026-03-07 15:00 - 16:30
Tree Pruning Workshop with our Florida Master Gardeners
Join us at 3:00 PM for our Annual Tree Pruning Workshop with our Florida Master Gardeners.
Bring your gloves, clippers, and pruners — or use the tools we provide. We’ll be learning proper pruning techniques and practicing together. If time allows, we may even transplant a fruit tree or do a little extra hands-on gardening.
Please pre-register so we know how many participants to expect. Suggested Love Donation $5.00 supports our fence fund.

From The Ground Up Community Garden Presents Grayson Capps, Corky Hughes
2026-03-07 16:30 - 19:00
From The Ground Up Community Garden Presents Grayson Capps, Corky Hughes

Join us for a night of grit-stirring Southern Americana with Grayson Capps and Corky Hughes — you know ’em, you love ’em — and we’re thrilled to welcome them back!
As Grayson says, it’s about “unification beyond the nation to the entire world and the universe through music.” Come be part of it.
Opening the evening is Pensacola’s own Faithe Franklin.“Faithe (with an E) is a singer-songwriter, producer, and musician delivering smooth, heartfelt vibes through her original music.” She performs as a dynamic solo act, blending piano, vocals, and layered melodic textures.
💛 Suggested Love Donation: $10All proceeds support our Fence Fundraiser.
🌿 Want a little extra garden time?Come early for our Tree Pruning Workshop with Master Gardeners. We’ll learn proper pruning techniques, and if time allows, we may transplant a tree or do a little hands-on gardening.
🪑 We’ll have seating available, but feel free to bring a chair or blanket.Bring snacks, drinks, and your joy.
Interested in volunteering for the concert or registering for the Tree Pruning Workshop?Click here: https://form.jotform.com/260576443557061
We can’t wait to gather with you!
