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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 ARE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON!

Applications for the 2024 garden season will be available in the coming weeks.

Please check back soon. 

 

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. 

  • Bank of America
  • Prudential
    Prudential
  • Victoria Foundation
    Victoria Foundation
  • The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
    The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
  • The Healthcare Foundation of NJ
    The Healthcare Foundation of NJ
  • FMKirby
  • Whole Cities
    Whole Cities
  • ShopRite Newark
    ShopRite Newark
  • The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey
    The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey
  • Stone Foundation of New Jersey
  • Wakefern Food Corp
  • Human
  • EY
    EY
  • Tito's
    Tito's
  • Bayer Fund
    Bayer Fund