community gardens
8th Street Community Garden
750 East 9th Street, Charlotte NC 28202 Affiliation: Friendship Gardens
Contact: Nancy Duncan 704-604-6222 or Ann Bass 704-996-2398 Innercitygardens4@gmail.com
Amenities: Communal garden, optional food donation to friendship trays.
Volunteer opportunities: yes
Al Wilson Memorial Community Garden at Park Road Baptist Church
3900 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209 Contact: Alan Eakes, 704-421-5921 Benefits Loaves and Fishes
Assurance Sharing Garden
9700 Mt-Holly Huntersville Road Huntersville NC 28078
Affiliation: Independent
Contact: Eleanora Miller 704-562-6794
Amenities: Ten 4 x 18 raised beds
Food donations, Surplus donated locally Volunteer opportunities: yes Membership program, all work, all share
Assurance Methodist Church
9700 Mt Holly-Huntersville Road, Huntersville NC Contact: Lyle Ross, lhross@peoplepc.com Benefits: Various area organizations
Avondale Presbyterian
2821 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209 Contact: Cindy McKenzie, 704-544-8391
or toadhall@carolina.rr.com Benefits the Urban Ministry Center
Baxter Street Park Community Garden
942 Baxter Street, Charlotte, NC 28204
Affiliation: Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation
Nelson McCaskill, nelson_mccaskill@ncsu.edu
Or 704-336-4015
Amenities: 8 10x15 plots available to rent, group composting
Belmont Community Garden
1104 Allen Street, Charlotte, NC 28205 Affiliation: Charlotte Green
Contact: Cissy Shull, 704-375-8338
Amenities: 10 10x30 plots available to rent
Central Community Garden at CUMC
6030 Albemarle Road, Charlotte NC 28212 Affiliation: Independent
Contact: Lindsay Moss, lmruss@live.com 704-756-9334 www.cumcccharlotte.com/garden_application
Amenities: 45 10x20 plots
Charlotte Urban Farm Project
419 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 For more information on how you can get
involved visit: http:// www.clturbanfarm.org Benefits Charlotte Urban Farm Project
Come to the Table Community Garden
318 Glenhaven Dr, Charlotte NC 28214 Affiliation: Independent
Contact: John Garner, garnerr1@gmail.com Amenities: 45 10x 20 plots
Cook’s Community Garden at Cook’s Memorial Presbyterian Church
3201 Mt Holly Huntersville road Charlotte 28216 Affiliation: Friendship Gardens
Contact: Ryan Mitchell ryan112ryan@yahoo.com 704-650-9260
Amenities: 30 10x10 plots
Country Club Heights Garden
2909 Dunlavin Wa, Charlotte NC 28205 Affiliation: Park & Rec
Contact: Brooklyn Johnson Brooklyn.s.johnson@gmail.com
Amenities: 40 plots of various sizes, 6 raised beds
Davidson Community Garden
403 Potts St, Davidson, NC 28036 Affiliation: Independent
Contact: Connie Beach 704-892-4050 Beachclub@mi-connection.com Amenities: 150x55 1 large area Communal plot, food donation
to Loaves and Fishes.
Ezell Farms Community Garden
4101 Mintwood, Mint Hill, NC 28227
Contact: Nelson McCaskill, nelson_mccaskill@ncsu.edu
704-336-4015
Affiliation: Park & Rec , bsims@carolina.rr.com Amenities: 10 X15, 21 plots,
Frazier Park Garden
101 Grove St, Charlotte NC 28202
Affiliation: Parks & Rec
Contact: Nelson McCaskill, nelson_mccaskill@ncsu.edu
704-336-4008
Amenities: 15 10x15 plots
Genesis Park Community Garden
1908 Genesis Park Place Charlotte NC 28206 Affiliation: Charlotte Green
Contact: Cissy Shull Jshull@carolina.rr.com 704-375-8338
Amenities: 17 15x30 plots, food donation
Grier Heights Community Garden
429 Fannie Circle, Charlotte NC 28205 Affiliation: Park & Rec
Contact: Robert Gill/Marcus Philemon robgill1948@yahoo.com 704 726 1075
Hoskins park Community Garden
3801 Gossett Avenue, Charlotte NC 28208
Affiliation: Mecklenburg County Park & Rec
Contact: Nelson McCaskill, nelson_mccaskill@ncsu.edu
Huntingtowne Farms Park Community Garden
2201 Ramblewood ln, Charlotte NC 28210 Affiliation: Mecklenburg County Park & Rec Contact: Nelson McCaskill, nelson_mccaskill@ncsu.edu 704-336-4008
Amenities: 14 10x15 raised bed plots
Hope Haven
3815 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28206 Contact: Greg Thompson 704 372 8809 ext 204 gthompson@hopehaveninc.org
Website: www.hopehaveninc.org
Benefits: Hope Haven, Inc
Huntersville Children's Garden
103 N. Main St, Huntersville NC 28078 Affiliation: Huntersville Park & Rec
Contact: Scott Treon, streon@huntersville.org Amenities: 32 4x 8 children’s plots, group Composting
Volunteer opportunities: Yes
Irwin Creek Community Garden
2858 Barringer Dr, Charlotte NC 28208
Affiliation: Friendship gardens, Park & Rec Contact: Brett Tempest, brett.tempest@uncc.edu
Amenities: 16 4 x16 raised bed plots, group composting.
Lincoln Heights Community Garden
1809 Catherine Simmons Rd, Charlotte NC 28216
Affiliation: Mecklenburg County Park & Rec
Contact: scott_ewers@ncsu.edu
704-336-4008
Amenities: 10 9x15 plots
Little Sugar Creek Community Garden
1319 N Alexander St, Charlotte NC 28205 Affiliation: Friendship gardens, Meck Co Park & Rec Contact: Nadine Ford, 704-201-2201 Nadine.ford@mecklenburgcountync.gov Amenities: Communal garden, Group compost, food donation program, educational programs.
Volunteer opportunities: Yes
Matthews Community Garden
427 Covenant Church Ln., Matthews, NC 28105
Affiliation: Matthews Parks & Rec
Contact: Lane Jones
704-771-9949
Amenities: 28 plots of various sizes
Matthews Presbyterian Church
207 W. John St. Matthews, NC 28105 Contact: Janet Cline, Jcline0@yahoo.com Benefits Friendship Trays
McAlpine Creek Community Garden
399 Holly Lane, Charlotte NC 28212 Affiliation: Mecklenburg Park & Rec
Contact: Nelson McCaskill, nelson_mccaskill@ncsu.edu Amenities: 30 10x 15 plots 704 336 4015
Myers Park United Methodist
1501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207
Contact: Sue Varga, 704-293-6628
NoDa Community Partnership Garden
729 E 36th Street Charlotte NC 28205
Contact: Sunya Folayan ep.inc.org@gmail.com Benefits: Empowerment Project Inc
Oakhurst Community Garden
4320 Mantle Ct, Charlotte NC 28205 Affiliation: Independent
Contact: Carla Stish, crstish@prodigy.net www.ouroakhurst.com/the-garden/
Amenities: 4x8 plots available to rent.
Providence Baptist Church
4921 Randolph Road Charlotte NC 28211
Contact: Leslie Jones 704 373 7131 lcjones@brwncald.com Website:http://pbccommunitygarden.blogspot.com
Benefits:Friendship tray, Second Harvest Food Bank
Providence Presbyterian Church
10140 Providence Rd, Charlotte NC 28277 Affiliation: Independent anniebduck@windstream.net
Amenities: 8 plots of various sizes to rent 1 community plot dedicated for food donation.
Reedy Creek Park Community Garden
8801 Grier Rd, Charlotte NC 28215 Affiliation: Mecklenburg Park & Rec Contact: Ms Moore/ Nelson McCaskill 704-375-8338
Alewia.mia@gmail.com Nelson_mccaskill@ncsu.edu 704-336-4015 Amenities: 76 plots of various sizes, group Composting, optional food donation Volunteer opportunities: Yes
Seeds Community Garden at St Alban’s
301 Caldwell Ln, Davidson, NC 28036 Contact: Olivia Bearden
704-488-7093 oliviabearden@gmail.com
Amenities: 50 raised beds, 4x8, optional food donation program.
Seversville Community Garden
533 Ketonah Ave, Charlotte NC 28208 Affiliation: Charlotte Green
Contact: Cissy Shull, jshull@carlolina.rr.com 704-375-8338
Amenities: 8 10x20 plots, optional food donation program.
Siegel Avenue Presbyterian Church Community Garden
600 Siegel Avenue, Charlotte NC 28204 Contact: Martine Wurst 704 661 1848
Benefits: Friendship trays
Smallwood Community Garden
2625 Roslyn Ave, Charlotte NC 28208 Affiliation: Mecklenburg Park & Rec
Contact: Scott Ewers, scott_ewers@ncsu.edu 704-336-4008
Amenities: 5 5x50 plots
St Francis United Methodist Church Garden
4200 McKee Rd, Charlotte NC 28270 Affiliation: Independent
Contact: Lin Celoni, 704-443- 5337
dlceloni@gmail.com Amenities: 10 plots 4x8
Southminster Retirement Community
1919 Park Road, Charlotte NC 28210 Contact: Kris Reid 704 551 7094 kreid@southminster.org
Benefits: Friendship trays
Southpark Christian Church Garden
6650 Park South Dr, Charlotte NC 28210 Affiliation: Friendship Gardens
Greg Jarrel, 704-554-1066
Amenities: 20 raised beds, 4x8
Southside Community Garden
650 Chicago Avenue, Charlotte NC 28203 Affiliation: Charlotte Green
Contact: Cissy Shull, jshull@carolina.rr.com Amenities: 10 15x15 plots, optional food donation
Trinity Presbyterian Church
3115 Providence Road Charlotte NC 28211 Contact: Carl Sugg 704 552 2955
Benefits: Friendship trays
Urban Ministries Community Garden
945 North College Street, Charlotte NC 28206 Contact:Trish Fries 704 926 0616 tfries@urbanministrycenter.org
Benefits: Urban Ministries center, Friendship trays
Wilmore Community Garden
1808 South Mint St, Charlotte NC 28203 Affiliation: Charlotte Green
Contact: Cissy Shull, jshull@carolina.rr.com
704-375-8338
Amenities: 20 10x10 plots, food donation, 2 green houses.
Winget Park Community Garden
12025 Winget Rd, Charlotte NC 28278 Affiliation: Mecklenburg County Park & Rec
Contact: Nelson McCaskill,
704 336-4015
Winterfield Community Garden
3105 Winterfield Place, Charlotte NC 28205 Affiliation: Mecklenburg Park & Rec Contact: Heather Nikoncyk 704-957-7842
Winterfieldgarden@gmail.com , 28 plots of sizes.