Get To Know Us

Our partnership network is built to connect and engage people and organizations across all sectors of our community food system. The membership determines the direction of the network and creates projects and programs to influence food system development.

What is
Homegrown Hillsborough?

Meet the Team.

  • Monica Petrella

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Dhalia Bumbaca

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Savannah Bennet

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Know our Partners.

  • UF IFAS Extension Office

    UF/IFAS Extension in Hillsborough County, located just minutes from Tampa, is an educational service provided by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and Hillsborough County. Extension provides education and information to the Hillsborough County public through workshops, publications, and mass media.

    Providing Education and Services In:

    - 4-H Youth Development
    - Agriculture
    - Family, Nutrition, Health & Finance Education
    - Lawn & Garden
    - Urban Trees, Forestry & Natural
    - Resources
    - Professional Horticulture Services

  • WellBuilt Cities

    WellBuilt Cities is a social venture studio and 501c3 holding company building an ecosystem of socially driven enterprises that employ an asset oriented approach to community development. We recognize that communities are rich in resources and seek to set a dignified table that cultivates the connections necessary to create change.

    Call it entrepreneurship, apostolic mission, artistic endeavor, or public service, our intention is to invest our creative energies into rehearsing our vision for the future of our city within our current contexts: In homes. In the marketplace. In Culture. We are working to be the answer to our own prayers, to see our city made whole, or in other words, a #WellBuiltCity.

  • Hillsborough County

    Hillsborough County, Florida, is governed by a Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) consisting of seven members, each representing a specific district. The BOCC is the primary legislative and executive body, responsible for setting policy and overseeing county operations. The county also has an appointed County Administrator, County Attorney, and County Auditor, who manage the day-to-day operations and provide legal and financial oversight.