The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum in Fort Worth has dedicated a plot of land to build a community garden on to be used for schools, youth groups, educational purposes and leisure. Support their cause by lending them your green thumb on Saturday, September 29th! 

The mission of the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum (NMWHM) is to highlight the positive contributions and accomplishments to the settlement of the western United States made by the ancestors of many cultures; to preserve, cultivate and pass that rich history to present and future generations. The NMWHM Pam Grier Community Garden was created to encourage healthy lifestyles through nutrition and physical fitness to youth and adults through educational family friendly programs and workshops for the community. The NMWH Museum is a part of the Let's Move Museums and Gardens national project

Saturday’s volunteer tasks will include preparing the ground for planting seeds to produce natural grasses at the community garden cite for future trail walks that students and the community will come to enjoy and learn about the native grasses of Texas.  In conjunction with their Let's Move commitment, NMWHM will provide a play area for younger children to play and participate in this experience.  The museum will have some tools on hand such as hand trowels and shovel, seeds, etc.  Volunteers are welcomed to bring their own rake and other garden tools.  For safety precautions please wear caps, closed toe shoes, gloves, etc.

This is an OPEN event - please spread the word!  
Time:  Saturday, September 29, 8AM to 11AM. 
Location:  3534 E. Berry Street, Fort Worth, 76105. 
Please email Info@cowboysofcolor.org or call (817) 534-8801 or (817) 922-9999 for additional information.

Download the Green Apple Day of Service Flyer for additional information.

National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum is affiliated with the Let's Move Museums and Let's Move Gardens national project led by First Lady Michelle Obama

Actress Pam Grier lends her name to western heritage museum

The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum has named its first garden in honor of 1970s' film star Pam Grier.

Groundbreaking on the Pam Grier Community Garden, which will be part of the museum's new site at 3520 E. Berry St. in Fort Worth, was held on July 23, 2011, in conjunction with the museum’s celebration of the National Day of the American Cowboy. The garden will feature a variety of vegetables and flowers that will be used to nourish and beautify the surrounding community.

"We feel very fortunate to have been able to share our vision with Ms. Grier and partnering with her on our mutual vision of empowering the youth in the community by teaching them the benefits of healthy eating and providing a hands-on experience that will teach them how to take control of their own health and wellness when it comes to food and nutrition," said museum Executive Director Gloria Austin in a statement.

Presently located at 3400 Mount Vernon Ave. in Fort Worth, the museum currently is under way with a capital campaign to raise funds for its planned move to the nine-acre site that also will feature prairie lands and walking trails.

"The expansion of the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum has been a passion and commitment of ours for a long time," said museum co-founder Jim Austin. "To have Pam Grier share that enthusiasm and lend her name to the community garden adds a tremendous amount of appeal to the museum’s future facility."

The museum features displays on prominent figures in American history, including African American, Native American and European trailblazers from the Old West and the Buffalo Soldiers. The museum's Hall of Fame acknowledges the contributions of those individuals.