Community Gardens in Arizona

Community gardens are any piece of land, either publicly or privately owned, where plants are grown and maintained by a group of people in the community. These spaces are as much about growing food as they are about creating deeply rooted community connections. Community gardens build skills, create access and opportunity, and generate resiliency around growing food.

If you don’t have access to your own garden space, a community garden could be the perfect option for you. Gardeners of all skill levels are welcomed at gardens throughout Arizona. By growing with other gardeners, a wealth of information and support is evailable. Working together in a communal space can help you establish your plot or to revitalize and amplify your existing crops. Often, in addition to informal connections with other community members, gardens will have educational opportunities centered around sharing knowledge and techniques that are specific to gardening in all the bioregions within Arizona.

Find a community garden near you

“A community garden is a unique and inclusive community space; it reflects the personality and tells the story of the gardeners and the neighborhood that surrounds it.” ”

— from "Growing Community Gardens Handbook" by Denver Urban Gardens

Spaces of Opportunity Gardens

Spaces of Opportunity is engineering a comprehensive, neighborhood-level food system where gardeners, farmers, and farmworkers are celebrated as artisans.

AJO CASA: Center for Sustainable Agriculture

AJO CSA supports the development of a sustainable and just local food system in Ajo, AZ and surrounding regions. They provide agricultural education, reduce barriers to healthy and culturally-appropriate foods, preserve and revitalize agricultural traditions, foster local, food-based economic development, and establish valuable partnerships.

Community Gardens of Tucson

Community Gardens of Tucson builds community gardens where Tucsonans can grow food, work and learn together, and nurture well-being in their communities.

Agritopia Farm

Agritopia Farm brings its community together to share its passion for growing through CSA memberships, farm-focused events, and the community garden located in Gilbert, AZ.

White Mountain Community Garden

Located in Show Low, the White Mountain Community Garden serves as a place for residents to grow their own vegetables and to build community resiliency.

Mesa Urban Garden

Mesa Urban Garden is a community organization located in downtown Mesa that inspires sustainable urban living through education, community involvement, and creative cooperation

Terra Birds

Terra Birds in Flagstaff, AZ offers garden programs that engage students as the stewards of their school grounds, urban habitats, and garden spaces.

Interested in starting a community garden in your neighborhood?

If you want to organize a community garden in your neck of the woods, check out this great resource guide created by AZDHS and Vitalyst Health Foundation. It has all the information you will need to help get a community garden started!

Start a Community Garden

If you run or manage a community garden space that would like to get spotlighted here, please send us an email at goodfoodfinder@localfirstaz.com or submit your information to get listed in our directory.

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Community Gardens in Arizona

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