Greater Newark Conservancy : Programs : Urban Agriculture & Community Greening : Plot-It-Fresh : Registration

Join Plot It Fresh

Grow your own fruits and vegetables through our Plot It Fresh program, Newark’s biggest community garden. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or an eager beginner, anyone can take advantage of the Plot It Fresh Community Gardens. Plots come with seeds, access to tools, and technical assistance so everyone in share in growing something amazing!

The Plot It Fresh season runs from March 15 through November 15, weather permitting. The Hawthorne Avenue Farm site will be accessible during set hours when a staff member is present and the site will be closed for Observed Holidays. The Smith Street site is open dawn to dusk.

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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.

Emergency Food Distribution

Each week during the COVID-19 crisis, Greater Newark Conservancy and partner organizations including CareSparc Consulting, Table to Table, and Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, distribute fresh produce to over 1300 Newark seniors and families.

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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