Community Gardens are urban Agriculture sties that are divided into individual plots and managed primarily by a garden group of volunteers or programmed by DPR staff. To get a garden plot or join a garden program look for the nearest garden below. The contact info of each garden should be listed. Send the garden an email asking to be put on a waiting list for a garden plot.
PLEASE DO NOT PLANT OR HARVEST IN A GARDEN PLOT WITHOUT PERMISSION
Use the interactive map below to find a community garden in your area that you can get involved in.
And if you're looking to sign up or learn more click here for a list of frequently asked questions.
DPR Community Gardens By Ward
Ward 1
- Bruce Monroe Garden | 3000 Georgia Avenue, NW | 214 plots
Garden Manager - BruceMonroeGarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Euclid Street Garden | 14th & Euclid Streets, NW | 40 plots
Garden Manager - euclidstgarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Kalorama Garden | Kalorama & Columbia Roads, NW | 19 plots
Garden Manager - kaloramagarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- LeDroit Park Community Garden | 3rd & V Streets, NW | 56 plots
Garden Manager - ledroit.com.garden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
Ward 2
- West End Garden | 25th & N Streets, NW | 20 plots
Garden Manager - kfearnley@wesleyan.edu
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
Ward 3
- Friendship Garden | 45th & Van Ness Streets, NW | 50 plots
Garden Manager - tommyt@erols.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Newark Street Garden | 39th & Newark Streets, NW | 220 plots
Garden Manager - president@newarkstcommunitygarden.org
DPR Point of Contact - RonDell, rondell.pooler@dc.gov
Website - www.newarkstcommunitygarden.org
- Palisades Garden | 5200 Sherrier Place, NW | 20 plots
Garden Manager - dcbeehive@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Hardy Community Garden | 4500 Q St NW | 22 plots
Garden Manager - friendsofhardyparkgarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
Ward 4
- Emery Garden | 9th Street & Missouri Avenue, NW | 40 plots
Garden Manager - Emerygardendc@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - RonDell, rondell.pooler@dc.gov
- Fort Stevens Garden | 1327 Van Buren Street, NW | 9 plots
Garden Manager - ftstevensgarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Hamilton Garden | 1340 Hamilton Street, NW | 8 plots
Garden Manager - tyrobinson4214@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Takoma Garden | 300 Van Buren Street, NW | 11 plots
Garden Manager - svmills@aol.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Twin Oaks Garden | 14th & Taylor Street, NW | 62 plots
Garden Manager - twinoaksdc@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Upshur Garden | 14th Street & Upshur Street, NW | 40 plots
Garden Manager - upshurcommunitygarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
Ward 5
- Arboretum Youth Garden | 2412 Rand Place, NE | Individual and program plots may vary
Garden Manager - erin.skinner@dc.gov
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
- Harry Thomas Gardens | 1743 Lincoln Road, NE | 16 plots
Garden Manager - harrythomasgarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - RonDell, rondell.pooler@dc.gov
- Langdon Youth & Community Garden | Franklin & Mills Avenue, NE | 22 plots
Garden Manager - langdongarden@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
- Noyes Gardens | 10th & Franklin Streets, NE | 7 plots
Garden Manager - garden@friendsofnoyespark.org
DPR Point of Contact - RonDell, rondell.pooler@dc.gov
- Taft Field Garden | 1800 Perry Street, NE | 10 plots
Garden Manager - cestours@aol.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Turkey Thicket Gardens | 1100 Michigan Avenue, NE | 15 plots
Garden Manager - turkeythicketgardeners@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
Ward 6
- Lovejoy Garden | 12th & E Streets, NE | 18 plots
Garden Manager - lovejoygardendc@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - RonDell, rondell.pooler@dc.gov
- Southwest Garden | K Street & Delaware Avenue, SW | 32 plots
Garden Manager - swgardensdc@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - RonDell, rondell.pooler@dc.gov
- Virginia Ave Garden | 1098 9th St SE | 80 plots
Garden Manager - Commgarden@yahoo.com
DPR Point of Contact - RonDell, rondell.pooler@dc.gov
Ward 7
- Kingman Park-Rosedale Community Garden | interior block between D/E and 20/21 streets NE
Garden manager - kprgardendccoordinator@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Woody Ward Garden | Fable Street & Southern Avenue, SE | 16 plots
Garden Manager - rondell.pooler@dc.gov
- Kenilworth Garden | 4321 Ord St, NE |
Garden manager- Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
- Hillcrest Garden | 3100 Denver Street, SE | 14 plots
Garden Manager - diane.scroggins@dc.gov
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
- Lederer Garden | 4801 Nannie H. Burroughs Avenue, NE | 20 plots
Garden Manager - frederick.jones2@dc.gov
DPR Point of Contact - Josh, joshua.singer@dc.gov
- Marvin Gaye Community Gardens | 15 61st Street, NE | 24 plots
Garden Manager - mgcg2019@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
Ward 8
- Douglass Garden | 1898 Stanton Terrace, SE | 9 plots
Garden Manager - friendsofdouglasscc@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
- Ferebee Hope Community Garden | 3999 8th Street, SE | 11 plots
Garden Manager - ashleighbtaylor@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
- Fort Greble Garden | Martin Luther King Jr. & Elmira Street, SW | 9 plots
Garden Manager - ftgreblegardenclub@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
- Fort Stanton Community Garden | 1812 Erie Street, SE | 9 plots
Garden Manager - fortstantoncg@gmail.com
DPR Point of Contact - Kehmari, kehmari.norman@dc.gov
Gardens Opportunities for People on Wait Lists
Sometimes it can take a while before you get a garden plot. In the meantime check out the below options
- Join the DPR/OSSE Shared Roots program
- An OSSE/DPR partnership program that matches people with garden sites that needs gardeners (unused school gardens during summer, community gardeners that need help due to a mobility issue, or unused home gardens) with gardeners looking for a place to garden. More info at the link.
- Volunteer at a DPR Communal Farm
- DPR Communal Farms are urban Ag sites that are organized as communal production farms, managed by DPR staff and community volunteers, with the purpose of providing various ways for community members to receive free food, volunteer, and participate in hands on educational opportunities. Communal farms can produce more food than community gardens but are more communal than partner urban farms. More info at this link.
- Volunteer at a DPR Partner Urban Farm
- DC Parks and rec (DPR) has 7 partner urban farms throughout the city that are managed by non-profits in coordination with DPR and focus on either garden education and/or local food production. Most of these sites have volunteer hours and opportunities. To learn more visit this link for contact info for each partner at each site.
- Explore non DPR urban gardens/ farms at DUG Network resource website
- Outside of DPR gardens and farms there are dozens more urban Ag sites throughout the city. Explore these sites and other urban Ag resources at this link
- Join the DUG Network newsletter
- Join a monthly newsletter that highlights new garden opportunities, workshops, programs, volunteer opportunities, job openings, grants, and garden tips. See past newsletters and sign up for future newsletters at this link.
Need Assistance?
If you need assistance DPR has three Community Garden Specialists to help.
Joshua.Singer@dc.gov (202) 262-2138
rondell.pooler@dc.gov (202) 809-7475
kehmari.norman@dc.gov
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