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Plot It Fresh Community Garden Program

 

Love to garden but don’t have the space? Plant your own
vegetable garden in one of the Plot-It-Fresh Community
Gardens!

 

2023 OPEN GARDEN HOURS AT HAWTHORNE AVENUE FARM

MONDAY: 8:30AM - NOON

TUESDAY: 3:30PM - 7:30PM

WEDNESDAY: 8:30AM - NOON

THURSDAY: 3:30PM - 7:30PM

FRIDAY: 8:30AM - NOON

Weekend Hours TBD

Want to grow with us in 2023? APPLICATIONS OPEN!

 

2023 Registration Schedule

Returning Gardeners: October 11, 2022

Clinton Hill Neighborhood (Newark) Residents: November 15, 2022

South Ward (Newark) Residents: December 13, 2022

All Other Newark Residents: January 3, 2023

All Other Applicants: January 31, 2023

APPLICATION CLOSES MARCH 4, 2023

Plots will be assigned in the order we receive applications. Applications will not be considered until after the appropriate registration date.

2023 Plot It Fresh applications are currently closed. To sign up for the waiting list please contact us at plotitfresh@citybloom.org or call (862) 373-5114.

Plot It Fresh Community Garden Program

Garden Hours

Our community gardens are closed during the winter months. The Plot It Fresh season runs from April to November, weather permitting. 

Our Locations

Our Hawthorne Avenue Farm is located at 446 Hawthorne Ave and is accessible during set hours when a staff member is present. The farm boasts 232 4' x 8' individually-rented raised beds and a shared picnic area.

Our Smith Street Garden is located at 144 Smith Street and is open dawn to dusk. The garden contains 27 raised beds of various sizes and a shared herb garden which is maintained by Greater Newark Conservancy. 

Learn something new.

Greater Newark Conservancy offers hands-on, inquiry based environmentally themed programs. The Conservancy’s professional staff is a partner in educating your students.

 

Volunteer with us

Get outside and enjoy some nature at our Outdoor Learning Center or Urban Farm! Volunteers are a vital part of Greater Newark Conservancy’s mission and operations. You can volunteer as an individual or as a group.

Visit Our Center.

We’re very proud that the opening of our Judith L. Shipley Urban Environmental Center in 2004 marked the very first appearance of an urban environmental center in New Jersey.

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