Alief Community Garden

Built in a Single Day: How the Alief Community Garden Began

How an army of neighbors, students, and Boy Scouts built the Alief Community Garden in a single rainy day in September 2011.

A garden of international delights keeps ‘growing’ in Alief

Each plot takes you to a different place at the Alief Community Garden. A dozen cactus plants reach upward of 4 feet on a 25-foot-long be…

The Rather Prize: Innovative Ideas in TX Ed | SXSW EDU 2021

Awarding $10,000 to the the best idea in Texas education, the Rather Prize at SXSW EDU 2021 will help identify not only the strongest ide…

Alief ISD: ImpactED Podcast – Community Garden – Cultivating Student and Community Change

Prior to district closures last spring, Superintendent HD Chambers sat down with Barbara Quattro (chair of the Alief Super Neighborhood C…

Barbara Quattro: Planting Seeds of Change in the IMD Community

By Christina Autry Barbara Quattro is not a stranger to seeing the needs of the International District (IMD) and taking action to make he…

Ameritex Movers donates $1,000 to assist the Alief Community Garden

On Tuesday, April 10 the staff and students of Youngblood Intermediate in the International District were presented with a $1,000 donatio…

Back again: Alief Community Garden Farmers Market

  Every 2nd Saturday beginning March 11 from 10am to noon.

Alief Community Garden Farmers Market

Trees for Alief; What Partners Do to Beautify Their Community

(Houston, TX) – The International District, Alief ISD and the Alief Super Neighborhood (ASNC) have partnered in continuing the beautifi…

International District Summer Movie Night at Alief Community Garden

The International District would like to invite you and your family to enjoy the very first of our FREE summer movie nights featuring Den…

Eagle Scout Candidate Builds Grape Arbor in Community Garden

When it became apparent that the grape vines in the Alief Spark Park and Nature Center’s children’s garden were not flourishi…

Community Groups Join Hands for Garden Dedication Ceremeony

Alief ISD, the International Management District and the Alief Super Neighborhood Council celebrated the Alief SPARK Park and Nature Cent…