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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.

 

If you have already registered pay below! 

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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.

 

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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