Community Gardens

For 2016, we will be holding a lottery for the few community garden plots that are open for the 2016 season.

Please click here for the application to submit for a community garden plot. Applications must be received no later than February 29^th. We will contact those picked in the lottery directly the first week of March, with additional instructions for completing the application process. Should you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Cappello-Ruggiero at the contact information listed below.

Please complete the application and either mail the application or drop it off at our office, located at:

East Meadow Farm
832 Merrick Avenue
East Meadow, NY 11554

(Completed applications can be placed in the mailbox if the office is closed).

Thank you and Good luck.

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For information in starting a community garden in your neighborhood, click here.

Community Gardens are a wonderful way to bring horticulture and gardening to a community that may have limited space. The Community Gardens at the East Meadow Farm consist of 60-5'x20' beds that are leased to families, individuals, schools and community groups. Most gardeners grow produce for their families, and school/youth groups utilize the space to learn about botany, plant and soil science.

According to the American Community Gardening Association, community gardens benefit the community in the following ways:

Improve the quality of life for people in the garden
Provide a catalyst for neighborhood and community development
Stimulate social interaction
Encourage self-reliance
Beautify neighborhoods
Produce nutritious food
Reduce family food budgets
Conserve resources
Create opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
Reduce crime
Preserve green space
Create income opportunities and economic development
Reduce heat from streets and parking lots
Provide opportunities for inter-generational and cross-cultural connections. For more information click here.