Gardening at East Pasco Education Academy
The Dade City Garden Club will present Gardening at East Pasco Education Academy at its January general membership meeting on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 9:30 am at the garden club.
The speaker for the program is Marisa Crane, a Master Gardener Volunteer with the UF/IFAS extension office and the school’s Student Services Assistant and Garden & Wellness Coordinator. Working with the students, she maintains 30 EarthBoxes, 8 raised vegetable garden beds, 20'X20' wildflower garden, greenhouse with 96 vertical growing pots and a courtyard butterfly garden. Their gardens are funded by grants and donations from various organizations.
Last spring, the school’s butterfly garden was certified as a Dade City Monarch Butterfly Haven by garden club members, who were so impressed to see what else besides butterflies were alive and growing on the school property. They insisted they wanted to bring the news to other garden club members and the public and asked Marisa to address the group at a general membership meeting.
The January meeting will be held at The Dade City Garden Club at 13630 5th Street; Dade City, FL. Light refreshments will be served at 9 am with the membership meeting beginning promptly at 9:30 am.
The Dade City Garden Club was established in 1947 and is dedicated to the education of its members and the public in the fields of gardening, horticulture, landscape design, floral design, and environmental awareness. Guests are always welcome and can visit dadecitygardenclub.com or contact the DCGC Membership Chair at