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Plot It Fresh

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

Registration for the 2022 growing season is now closed. Stay tuned for next year's registration dates!

 

PLOT IT FRESH 2022 OPEN HOURS

Registered community gardeners are able to visit and tend to their plots during these open hours.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 am - 12pm

Tuesday, Thursday: 4pm - 7pm

 

Questions?: 

Contact Liam Stiefel by emailing plotitfresh@citybloom.org or by calling (862)-373-5114.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID-19, and for the safety of our community and staff, we have revised our Plot It Fresh protocols.  All gardeners must wear masks covering their mouth & nose; everyone must maintain strict social distancing rules.  For the complete listing of all new Plot It Fresh protocols, please click here.

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Garden Hours

Our community gardens are closed for the winter season. The Plot It Fresh season runs from March 15 to November 15, 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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