community
Donations & more – local supporting local! From neighborhood food banks & countless other charities to in-store & community-driven events.
best juice bar &
vegetarian/vegan restaurant!
We are proud to have been voted Best Juice Bar & Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant by the community in the Tampa Bay Times ‘Best of the Best People Choice’ campaign for 2025. Nature’s Food Patch was also a finalist in other ‘Best of the Best’ categories, including Best Health Food Store and Produce Stand/Store. Thank you for helping us bring home the gold!
local art in the café
Each quarter, we are happy to showcase a local artist in our Clearwater café. The art is available for purchase at our Clearwater location.
Employee Artists
Gloria K. Lewis, Denise Mannino, and Andrew Williams
Summer/Fall 2026 Showcase
July 17th through Oct 2nd
Employee Artist Bios
We are happy to be featuring a few of our very talented employees: Gloria K. Lewis, Denise Mannino, and Andrew Williams. All 3 employees are self-taught artists but their stories and techniques are very different.
-Gloria K. Lewis is an accomplished self-taught artist originally from the Boston area. Her creative journey began at an early age and continued through her studies in theater set design, where she developed a strong eye for composition, color, and visual storytelling. In the 1990s, Gloria gained recognition as a painter in Nashville, including an adjudicated exhibition at the Frist Fine Art Museum. After moving to Clearwater in 2001, she expanded her career into interior design. Today, her paintings can be found throughout Pinellas County in private homes, condominiums, and lobbies, reflecting her lifelong passion for art and design.
-Denise Mannino is a self-taught oil painter who finds her greatest inspiration in the candid expressions, humor, and whimsy of children. Her portraits are “art first, portrait second,” created to stand on their own as expressive works of art. A true “Jill of All Arts,” Denise is also a creative writer, musician, jewelry artist, and historical costumer. She has performed professionally with her husband for more than 50 years and continues to explore new creative pursuits, including learning the medieval hurdy-gurdy. Passionate about the planet, Denise also values sustainability and creative living.
-Andrew Williams is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Clearwater, Florida. His creative journey began in childhood and has evolved from early abstract work featured at the Salvador Dalí Museum to oil paintings inspired by nature, time, and space. Andrew also works in photography, videography, music, graphic design, and 3D modeling, allowing each discipline to inform the others. Many of his landscape paintings are inspired by places he has personally explored, reflecting his belief that art can encourage curiosity, connection, and a deeper appreciation for the natural world.
Join us Saturday, September 12th 7pm-9pm for our Employee Art Reception! More details available here.
Show Your Art in Our Clearwater Café
Interested in showing your artwork in our Clearwater café? Send us an email with your details along with some photos of the artwork you would like to display!
community donations & events
The Patch is proud to be involved with countless local donations & events.
local food banks
Nature’s Food Patch endeavors to reduce food waste & help end hunger by donating to several local food banks seven days a week. The two local food banks we donate to are:
• Homeless Empowerment Program
In addition to our daily donations, The Patch hosts several food drives each year to benefit these amazing organizations. To stay up-to-date on how you can help feed our community healthy & nutritious food, sign up for our newsletters HERE.
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
One way we support local is by providing food donations to our friends over at Clearwater Marine Aquarium (home of the late celebrity dolphin, Winter, who starred in the movie Dolphin Tale)!
This is Vlad, the Russian tortoise who receives the donated food. He is an herbivore and we help feed him a diet of dark, leafy greens, bell peppers, carrots & zucchini. Vlad joined the CMA team when he was about 2-3 years old & can live up to 40 years. He is an animal ambassador that has been part of the CMA’s Education Center since 2014. Through Vlad, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium can teach anatomical differences of the 3 types of turtles while also teaching students & guests how to protect local species. To learn more about Vlad or the aquarium, be sure to check out their page!
community events
From health fairs to charity fundraisers, The Patch gives back to causes that align with our mission. Interested in having Nature’s Food Patch support or participate in your charitable organization’s event? Tell us more.*
*Please do not call regarding your application. We’ll contact you.
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